Battle of Renty
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Battle of Renty | |||||||
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Part of the Habsburg-Valois War | |||||||
Henry II remitting the Order of Saint-Michel to Marshall de Tavannes after the Battle of Renty, on 13 August 1554. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Holy Roman Empire | France | ||||||
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Charles V of Habsburg | Francis, Duke of Guise |
The Battle of Renty was fought on 12 August 1554, between France and the Holy Roman Empire at Renty, a northern French secondary theatre of the Italian Wars. The French were led by Francis, Duke of Guise, while the Imperial forces were led by Emperor Charles V of Habsburg.[2]
Aftermath[]
Duke Francis had already forced the emperor to abandon the Siege of Metz in 1552. King Henry II of France had occupied the city according to the terms of the Treaty of Chambord he had signed with several Protestant Imperial princes. The French repelled Charles' 1554 invasion, the emperor abdicated two years later and King Henry II ultimately retained the Three Bishoprics of Metz, Toul, and Verdun.
References[]
- ^ Thevet 2010, p. 92.
- ^ Tucker 2010, p. 516.
References[]
- Thevet, André (2010). Portraits from the French Renaissance and the Wars of Religion. Translated by Benson, Edward. Truman State University Press.
- Tucker, Spencer C., ed. (2010). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. Vol. Vol. 2. ABC-CLIO.
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- Battles involving the Holy Roman Empire
- Battles involving France
- 1554 in France
- Conflicts in 1554
- Military history of the Pas-de-Calais