may 6, 1527 - The Sack of Rome
Description:
After Pope Clement VII refuses to grant the imperial army a ransom, it attacks the city of Rome, taking the city in just over twelve hours. The sack of Rome symbolizes the downfall of Renaissance Italy, much of which is subjugated to Imperial-Spanish rule by the settlement of Bologna in 1530.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 6, 1527
Now
~ 498 years ago