What the records say
- When
- 1641 – 1649
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 42.53° N, 11.65° E
- Description
- conflict between the Papacy and the Farnese dukes of Parma
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Wars of Castro
Conflicts between the papacy and Parma (1641–44, 1646–49)
The Wars of Castro were a series of conflicts during the mid-17th century revolving around the ancient city of Castro, which eventually resulted in the city's destruction on 2 September 1649. The conflict was a result of a power struggle between the papacy – represented by members of two deeply entrenched Roman families and their popes, the Barberini and Pope Urban VIII and the Pamphili and Pope Innocent X – and the…
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