[[90]] Huber, iii. page 407.
[[91]] Ala, Avio, Mori, and Brentonica.
[[92]] The early years of Charles V.'s reign do not disprove this assertion. For, though it was an Imperialist army which was responsible for the Sack of Rome in 1527, this was entirely composed of mercenaries, and Charles's predominance in Italy was due to his position as King of Spain and the Sicilies, and was won by the pikes of his Spanish infantry.
[[93]] He was called "Coeur d'Acier," by Olivier de la Marche.
[[94]] He hoped to obtain from Leo X. full recognition of himself as crowned Emperor, and, further, the grant of a tithe on church property in Germany for his projected Crusade.
[[95]] Bryce, Holy Roman Empire, page 126 (1st edition).
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