Polity Mirandola Duchy

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Was a Duchy of the Holy Roman Empire located in northern Italy.

Establishment

  • January 1312: Foundation of the Duchy of Mirandola by Francesco I Pico.

Chronology

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1. Italian Wars

Were a series of conflicts covering the period between 1494 to 1559, fought mostly in the Italian peninsula, but later expanding into Flanders, the Rhineland and the Mediterranean Sea. The primary belligerents were the Valois kings of France, and their Habsburg opponents in the Holy Roman Empire and Spain.

1.1. War of the League of Cambrai

Was one of the so-called Italian wars.

1.1.1. Second Phase - Alliance between Venice and the Papal States

Was the second phase of the War of the League of Cambrai, one of the so-called Italian Wars.

  • January 1511: Mirandola is acquired by the Papal States (Military Occupation).
  • February 1511: The Signoria della Mirandola was returned to Giovan Francesco II Pico, who had to pay 20,000 ducats to the papal treasury.

Disestablishment

  • January 1712: The Duchy of Modena-Reggio conquers Mirandola.