...among the Italian leaders of that age. Having entered into the service of Charles V., he commanded at the celebrated battle of Pavia, in which Francis I. of France was made prisoner; the success of the Imperialists on that day has generally been attributed to the marquis,...

...is necessary to glance nt the most important events of the period. After the battle of Pavia, 1525, in which Francis I. of France •was taken prisoner by the Emperor Charles V., the power of the victor had increased by rapid strides. Pope Clement VII. himself was made captive...