44°54′19″N 11°04′00″E / 44.9052°N 11.0668°E
Siege of Mirandola | |||||||
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Part of the War of the League of Cambrai | |||||||
Pope Julius II on the walls of Mirandola (Raffaello Tancredi, oil on canvas, 1890) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Papal States Duchy of Urbino Spanish Empire Republic of Venice |
Duchy of Mirandola Duchy of Ferrara Kingdom of France | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Pope Julius II | |||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
400 casualties | 100 casualties |
The siege of Mirandola took place from 2 January to 19 January 1511 as a part of Pope Julius II's campaign to keep France from dominating northern Italy during the War of the League of Cambrai. At that time Mirandola was the capital of the Duchy of Mirandola in the Italian region of Emilia. The siege was conducted by Julius after he had broken away from the League of Cambrai and entered into a treaty with Venice.[1]