Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Charles III, Duke of Bourbon

Battles of Charles III, Duke of Bourbon

French general, count of Montpensier; (1490-1527)

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1515 and 1527: 3 battles and 2 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Italy (3), France (1), Vatican City (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,218 km apart end to end, 304 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Italian War of 1521–1526 (2), War of the League of Cognac (2), War of the League of Cambrai (1).

Battle of MarignanoSiege of MarseilleBattle of PaviaSack of Rome, 1527Stand of the Swiss GuardBattle of MarignanoSiege of MarseilleBattle of PaviaSack of Rome, 1527Stand of the Swiss GuardFlorenceVeniceTurinNiceGenoaBolognaGrenobleToulonVeronaSaint-Étienne200 km43.600N, 8.938E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1515: 1 engagements1524: 1 engagements1525: 1 engagements1527: 2 engagements2 in 152715151527
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Marignano, 1515Siege of Marseille, 1524Battle of Pavia, 1525Sack of Rome, 1527, 1527Stand of the Swiss Guard, 152715151527
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
13 September 1515Battle of MarignanoMelegnano, ItalyFranco-Venetian victory; Swiss cantons signed the Treaty of...
1 August 1524Siege of MarseilleMarseille, France389 km SWFrench victory
24 February 1525Battle of PaviaPavia, Italy368 km NEHabsburg victory
6 May 1527Sack of Rome, 1527Rome, Italy461 km SEsee Aftermath and effects
6 May 1527Stand of the Swiss GuardVatican City0 km Nsee Aftermath and effects

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author (French art), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.