Battle of Pavia
The King of France is captured by Charles V's army
On 24 February 1525 the Imperial and Spanish army defeated the French at Pavia; arquebusiers decided the battle, and King Francis I was taken prisoner. In Madrid he signed away Italy and Burgundy, but once home he declared the treaty void.
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Alive at the time
- Nicolaus Copernicus (aged 52)
- Michelangelo (aged 50)
- Martin Luther (aged 42)
- Erasmus (aged 59)
- Guru Nanak (aged 56)
- Niccolò Machiavelli (aged 56)
- Vasily III (aged 46)
- Babur (aged 42)
- Bartolomé de las Casas (aged 41)
- Hernán Cortés (aged 40)