The Power of the Quill: Espionage under Charles V during the Tunisian Campaign

The Ottoman expansion into the Western Mediterranean in sixteenth century created an intense rivalry with Habsburg. This article examines this conflict from a different perspective, i.e. that of espionage. While on one hand analysing political changes Mare Nostrum 1530s, other, it scrutinizes Neapolitan intelligence, most important information-gathering service Emperor Charles V. Furthermore, specifically concentrates contribution espionage to Emperor’s campaign Tunis against Khayr al-din Barbarossa.