Question: after the 1525 battle of pavia italy fell under the control of
Answer: Battle of Pavia Part of the Italian War of 1521 -- 26 Ruprecht Heller , The Battle of Pavia ( 1529 ) , Nationalmuseum , Stockholm Date 24 February 1525 Location Pavia ( in present - day Italy ) Result Decisive Imperial -- Spanish victory Belligerents Kingdom of France Empire of Charles V : Holy Roman Empire Spain Commanders and leaders Francis I of France Robert III de La Marck Anne de Montmorency Henry II of Navarre Francois de Lorraine † Richard de la Pole † Jacques de la Palice † Louis de la Tremoille † Seigneur de Bonnivet † Charles IV , Duke of Alençon Marquess of Saluzzo Charles de Lannoy Fernando d'Avalos Charles de Bourbon Georg Frundsberg Antonio de Leyva Alfonso d'Avalos Cesare Hercolani Fernando de Andrade Strength 17,000 infantry 6,500 cavalry 53 guns 19,000 infantry 4,000 cavalry 17 guns Casualties and