Editing Sack of Rome (1527)

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The '''Sack of Rome''' on 1527 was part of the larger {{Wiki|War of the League of Cognac}} between [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor]] and the League of Cognac, which included the Papal States under [[Papacy|Pope]] [[Clement VII]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Sack of Rome (1527)}}</ref> Following the capture of the [[Rome|city]] by largely unpaid ''[[Landsknecht]]e'', the troops mutinied and stormed Rome to begin looting.<ref name="ACRPG">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]] – [[Animus Handbook]]'' – [[Memory Glitch]]</ref> During the chaos, Clement VII was taken prisoner in the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], though managed to escape his captors disguised as a tradesman.<ref name="Medici">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Giuliano de' Medici]]</ref> It took until February 1528 for the army to withdraw towards [[Naples]], with Rome's population having dropped to a fifth of its size prior to the attack.<ref name="Wiki"/>

In 2012, [[Abstergo Industries]] added a [[Mnemonic sets|mnemonic set]] to [[Project Legacy]] themed around many different "Sacks of Rome" and added Charles V to it to represent the 410 event.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref> In 2016, a group of [[Assassins]] reliving [[Genetic memory|memories]] of [[Rome]] during the [[Roman Kingdom]] experienced a glitch that transferred them to Rome during the 1527 sacking, with them having to escape the simulation through a rift that appeared atop the [[Pantheon]].<ref name="ACRPG"/>

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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{1st}}

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