In 1508, Pope Julius II formed the League of Cambrai, in which France, the Papacy, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire agreed to attack the Republic of Venice and partition her mainland territories. The resulting War of the League of Cambrai was a kaleidoscope of shifting alliances.
In 1508, Pope Julius II established the League of Cambrai, in which France, the Papacy, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire agreed to attack the Republic of Venice and divide her mainland territories. The ensuing War of the League of Cambrai was a complex web of shifting alliances.