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Peace of Cremona
In November 1441, Venice and the Duchy of Milan concluded a peace at Cremona, ending their long war on the Lombardy-Veneto frontier that had begun in…
Timeline
- 1440–1441Northern Italy · Northern ItalyVenice and the Duchy of Milan had long been locked in a tug of war along the Brescia-Bergamo line, with heavy military spending and exhausted allies; Florence and other city-states were also affected by the spillover of the war, prompting both sides to make contact through intermediary cities for peace talks.
- 1441Cremona · CremonaThe two sides formally signed the peace at Cremona, confirming the territorial division, mutual non-aggression, and several commercial and frontier terms, marking the end of the main hostilities of the Lombard war.
Sources
- Storia di Milano: La pace di Cremona (1441) https://www.storiadimilano.it/arte/storia/personaggi/visconti/pmvisconti/pmvisconti10.htm
- The Italian Wars 1494–1559: War, State and Society in Early Modern Europe — Michael Mallett (2008)