Packet G: Tossup 13

The captain of a voyage sponsored by this king sent him a letter preserved in the Cèllere Codex. This king forced a university to retract its condemnation of the theological tract Mirror of the Sinful Soul. Cardinal Jacopo Sadoleto’s appeals did not prevent this king’s forces from massacring Waldensians at Mérindol. (10[3])Hayreddin (10[1])Barbarossa gifted this ruler a lion (10[1]-5[1])during a diplomatic (-5[1])visit reciprocated (-5[2])by (10[1])Antonio Rincon (10[1])and Jean (-5[1])de la (10[1])Forêt (10[1]-5[2])(“fo-RAY”). This brother of Marguerite de Navarre (10[2])acquired the Mona (-5[1])Lisa (-5[1])after Leonardo’s death. (10[3]-5[1])This (10[1])king (10[1])allied (10[1])with Suleiman (10[1])the Magnificent (10[3]-5[1])and (10[1]-5[1])met (10[1]-5[1])Henry (10[1]-5[1])VIII (10[4])at the (10[1])Field (10[2])of (10[2])the (10[3])Cloth (10[1])of (10[1])Gold (10[2]-5[1])as (10[1])part of (10[1])his rivalry (10[3]-5[2])with (-5[2])another ruler who captured him at the Battle of Pavia. For 10 points, name this Valois (“val-WAH”) king of France who feuded with Charles (-5[1])V. (10[2])■END■ (10[9]0[32])

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