# Canonical recap data for Battle of Pavia (1525)
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slug: battle-of-pavia
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1525/battle-of-pavia"
title: Battle of Pavia
subtitle: The Spanish victory over French forces in Italy shifted the balance of Renaissance power dynamics and established Spanish military dominance in Europe.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1525-02-24
datePrecision: day
year: 1525
decade: 1520
country:
name: Italy
slug: italy
summaryShort: The Battle of Pavia, fought on the morning of 24 February 1525, was the decisive engagement of the Italian War of 1521–1526 between the Kingdom of France and the Habsburg Empire of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor as well as ruler of Spain, Austria, the Low Countries, and the Two Sicilies.
summaryLong: The Battle of Pavia, fought on the morning of 24 February 1525, was the decisive engagement of the Italian War of 1521–1526 between the Kingdom of France and the Habsburg Empire of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor as well as ruler of Spain, Austria, the Low Countries, and the Two Sicilies.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Battle of Pavia"
importance: 77
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pavia"
  title: Battle of Pavia (1525)
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The Battle of Pavia, fought on the morning of 24 February 1525, was the decisive engagement of the Italian War of 1521–1526 between the Kingdom of France and th
wikidataQid: Q63468
archiveSnapshots:
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  capturedAt: 2026-05-27
  label: Battle of Pavia (1525)
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pavia"
