25 Most Evil People of the 16th Century CE

Key Facts

Other names	François d'Angoulême
Born	1494
Location	Cognac, France
Bloodline	House of Valois
Married	Duchess Claude of Brittany, Eleanor of Habsburg
Children	Henry II of France, Queen Madeleine of Scotland
Position	King of France (1515-1547)
Died	March 1547 (Aged 53)

Source of Facts and Important Announcement

Status	Under Article 64.6 of the Covenant of One-Heaven (Pactum De Singularis Caelum) by Special Qualification shall be known as a Saint, with all sins and evil acts they performed forgiven.
Date of formal Beatification	Day of Redemption UCA[E1:Y1:A1:S1:M9:D1] also known as Fri, 21 Dec 2012.
Source of Facts	Self Confession and Revelation of Sainthood by the Deceased Spirit as condition of their confirmation as a true Saint.

Background

With such vast wealth, Giulio de' Medici (Pope Clement VII)--son of Giovanni de' Medici (Pope Leo X)--and his Emperor Charles then set about IN 1523 expanding the business power of the Holy See, particularly against old foe France, at first aided by England and Henry VIII.

At the Battle of Pavia in 1525, the united forces of Charles and the Holy Roman Empire succeeded in crushing the French, forcing them from Milan and also capturing King Francis I of France in the meantime. Francis was then forced to sign Burgundy across to the Papal States of the Holy See through the Treaty of Madrid by 1526, whereupon he was finalled released. The Treaty was later rejected by the French as having been signed under duress.

The father of Henry VIII --Henry VII-- and the Venetians through their emissary Giovani the "Caboto" had taken legal possession under Letters Patent of North America down to Mexico since 1497. However, Charles argued that England and Venice did not have the trading rights accorded his Charter with the de' Medici Popes. Both Venice and England were ordered by Giulio de' Medici (Pope Clement VII) to cede their rights to Charles and Spain--which they promptly refused.

Sensing a new found opportunity, Francis I of France then called a council of ambassadors at Cognac and the League of Cognac was formed in 1526 between France, Venice and England was formed against the growing wealth and might of Spain and the Vatican.

At the same time, the Peasants Revolt started in Germany, forcing Charles to commit his main troops to halting the loss of valuable fiefs.

Whilst, Charles was distracted in Germany, in 1527 the League of Cognac landed a substantial force in Italy and proceeded to attack Rome, corresponding with an uprising in several Italian cities such as Milan and Florence led by the Colonna against Giulio de' Medici (Pope Clement VII). The several thousand troops led by Lorenzo dell'Anguillara including the Papal Swiss Guard were no match for the united French, English and Venetian militia.

The ensuing guerilla tactics of the Papal militia hiding amongst the civilians, cost the population of Rome dearly, and it is alleged the population of Rome was reduced from 98,000 to 32,000 in eight days. However, Giulio de' Medici (Pope Clement VII) managed to escape.

The League forces then focused their attention further south on Naples. However, the siege did not go well and both French and English troops suffered substantial deaths from the plague, bringing the hope of a swift campaign in Italy to an end.

The whole history of these events has been deliberately corrupted and reversed, so that Charles of Spain is blamed for the sack of Rome in 1527, not the League of Cognac. In any event, Charles used these events to his advantage, keeping an even greater proportion of his loot stolen from the New World by "legal" Papal Charter.

Finally, in 1529, he offered the League of Cognac a truce, if they withdrew their troops from Italy. This became known as the Treaty of Cambrai, or the "Treaty of the Women" on account of both sides sending senior women to negotiate as neither trusted the honor of one another.

The Treaty gave Charles even more power, restoring Giulio de' Medici (Pope Clement VII) to the Vatican in Rome in exchange for the participants of the League being absolved for the sacking of Rome.


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