Treaty of Barcelona between Pope Clement VII and Charles V

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Report an Error

Resources

By the Treaty of Barcelona, a peace agreement is reached between Emperor Charles V and Pope Clement VII. Milan is granted to its duke Francesco Sforza by Charles, who also promises to uphold the rule of the Medici in Florence and to encourage towns in the papal states to restore allegiance with the Pope. In return, Clement agrees to crown Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor, and to grant him the Kingdom of Naples. Alessandro de' Medid is to serve as a husband to Charles' illegitimate daughter Margaret.

88 words

Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Treaty of Barcelona between Pope Clement VII and Charles V". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14425, accessed 29 March 2024.]

14425 Treaty of Barcelona between Pope Clement VII and Charles V 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.