The Ottoman Empire was at the height of its power .
For the forty years after these events , France would become embroiled in the bitter French Wars of Religion , and Ottoman power would start to slowly weaken after the 1571 Battle of Lepanto .
The Ottoman Empire was at the height of its power , but for the forty years after these events , France would become embroiled in the bitter French Wars of Religion , and Ottoman power would start to slowly weaken after the 1571 Battle of Lepanto .