#OTD
6th May 1527
The city of Rome was sacked and overrun by mercenaries in the service of the Duke of Bourbon.

instagram.com/p/DJS4Qlwquo1/…

#TheSackofRome #EmperorCharlesV #CharlesIIIDukeofBourbon #PopeClementVII #Rome #PapalState #16thCentury #Hapsburg #History