Battle of Pavia

On February 24, 2025, the Italian Post issued a postage stamp in honor of the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Pavia.

The Battle of Pavia, which took place on this day in 1525, was the decisive battle of the third stage of the Italian Wars (1521–1526), ​​when France, led by King Francis I, tried to regain its influence in rich but fragmented Italy. It was opposed by the united army of Charles V of Habsburg, the Holy Roman Emperor and also the King of Spain.

The victory of Charles V in the Battle of Pavia was immortalized on seven beautiful tapestries telling the story of various episodes of the battle.

The postage stamp shows a fragment of the second tapestry, which depicts the attack of Spanish arquebusiers on the French cavalry.