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The battle of Pavia — The French defeat of 24 February 1525, where Francis I was taken prisoner
Ten years after Marignano, the same army was destroyed before a Lombard city and its king carried captive to Spain. He returned the following year, at the price of a treaty he at once repudiated, and Italy was lost. (Editorial synthesis)
The battle of Pavia took place on 24 February 1525 (Julian calendar). (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The battle of Pavia ended in the capture of Francis I and the loss of Milan. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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