Sometimes Charles would win – he even captured Francis I and his son at the Battle of Pavia in 1525. And sometimes he lost, like when he failed to retake Metz in 1553. While Charles butted heads with ...

The cycle of seven sumptuous tapestries has been restored to its original splendour and depicts scenes from the famous Battle of Pavia, a decisive victory in 1525 in which the army of Holy Roman ...

The Battle of Pavia took place on Feb. 24, 1525, and is considered one of the top 50 battles in history. The armies of Francis I of France met the forces of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Victory ...

The 'Run the Battle of Pavia' will start on Sunday, March 30 from the Visconti Castle of Pavia. This is a 13 km running race included in the calendar of initiatives related to the 500th anniversary ...

Furthermore, the Spanish Institute of Military History and Culture projected the Fifth Centenary of the Battle of Pavia (1525) as their main historical commemoration for 2025, avoiding mention of ...

Rare 16th century tapestries commemorating a pivotal Renaissance battle—along with armor and weapons—come to the U.S. for the first time.

From Feb. 15 to Dec. 29, 2025, the Visconti Castle in Pavia will host, as part of the 500th anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Pavia, the multimedia exhibition ...

A year of initiatives to commemorate the historic 1525 Battle of Pavia: exhibitions, re-enactments, conferences and more. The Cinquecentennial offers an immersion into the Renaissance and its crucial ...

The Battle of Pavia tapestries commemorate Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's 1525 victory over French King Francis I during the 16th-century Italian Wars.

These Renaissance masterpieces cost multiples of Michelangelo’s paintings The celebrated Battle of Pavia tapestries, on loan from Italy, are now touring the United States.