Anyway I was wondering how would events play out in Europe if Francis I wins the battle against the HRE and Spain. What would happen.
Not familiar enough with the battle to imagine what a "complete victory" means.
Is this the one where he (OTL) said "All is lost save honor"?
If Francis wins at Pavia, he gets Milan back for starters.
He was determined on getting Milan anyways. I agree of that and having a free hand in northern Italy. I'm not sure if the Medici and the Popes would be so friendly to Francis if France is holding lands in northern Italy. I can see the two, along with the Venetians, distancing themselves from France.
The shifting alliances in the War of the League of Cambrai demonstrate that well, with France on the Pope's doorstep their relations will grow cold.
Incidentally, that's one of the things I'm planning.![]()
Exactly. If Charles V is there, then it's going to be a radically different Pavia. So I think the safest bet here is to just make historical Pavia a French victory, which means it can never be as total as the Spanish/Imperial victory.Depends how devastating the French victory is is.
And Charles wasn't at Pavia, Francis was.