The Man Who Sacked Rome: Charles de Bourbon, Constable of France, 1490-1527.

Renaissance Quarterly | March 22, 1996| | Copyright

One of the most dramatic events of the late Renaissance period was the sack of Rome by an imperial army in May of 1527. The imperial commander, Charles de Bourbon, a somewhat enigmatic figure, is mentioned only briefly in most books on the period. Vincent J. Pitts has now written the first general biography of Bourbon to appear in some time.

In Pitts' narrative Bourbon emerges as an intriguing and complex individual. He was among the foremost nobles of France as well as a heroic and resourceful military commander. Moreover, he was an extremely proud man who was easily ...

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