February 5 French troops under Gaston de Foix rescues Bologna February 16 Battle at Valeggio: French troops beat Venetianen February 19 French troops under Gaston de Foix occupy Brescia April 10 Pope Julius II opens 5th Council of Lateranen April 11 Battle at Ravenna: France under Gaston de Foix beat Spanish Army May 3 Pope Julius II opens 5th Council of Lateranen August 10 Battle at Brest: English fleet beats France November 1 Michelangelo's paintings on ceiling of Sistine Chapel, 1st exhibited November 7 Medici's discharge Niccolo Machiavelli from Florence
