Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian, anxious about the apparently
unchecked advance of the French through Italy, appealed to the
German princes at the Diet of Worms to support him against France.
Citation:
Editors. "Maximilian asks German princes to aid him against the French in Italy".
The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010
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