Siege of Nice 1543
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate. Wikidata lists more than one location for this battle; the first is shown.
Key facts
| Year | 1543 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | France | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | France–Habsburg rivalry | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 43.7000, 7.2667 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Nice occurred in 1543 and was part of the Italian War of 1542–46 in which Francis I and Suleiman the Magnificent collaborated as part of the Franco-Ottoman alliance against the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and Henry VIII of England. At that time, Nice was under the control of Charles III, Duke of Savoy, an ally of Charles V.
The siege was part of the 1543–1544 Mediterranean campaign of Hayreddin Barbarossa. A Franco-Ottoman army besieged Nice, breaching the walls and conquering sections of the city, but ultimately retired before taking the citadel due to the arrival of a Imperial-Savoyard relief fleet under Andrea Doria. Nice remained thus in Savoyard hands.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Nice (revision 1374546456), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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