Renaissance+and+Reformation+Artifacts

In 1527 the Sack of Rome was founded by an imperial army led by Charles V. The Sack of Rome ended the city's preeminence as a center of the Renaissance. The Sack of Rome started with Charles sending Charles de Bourbon after Clement of Rome. Charles de Bourbon assulted Rome by killing six thousand men, sacking houses, taking everything we could find in churches, ripped and tore all the works we could find of copyists, registers, letters, church, and documents. When this was all done they burnt the city down and forced Clement to sign a surrender dictated by the secretary. In 1530 Clement and Charles V made peace and Clement crowned Charles V emperor. In return Charles V helped rebuild Rome back to normal which helped it become a prosperous city again