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The Italian Wars of 1499–1504 are divided into two connected, but distinct phases: the Second Italian War (1499–1501), sometimes known as Louis XII's Italian War, and the Third Italian War (1502–1504) or War over Naples. The first phase was fought for control of the Duchy of Milan by an alliance of Louis XII of France and the Republic of ...
Contributing to this unfavourable view of Louis XII undoubtedly has been the few available conventional sources for the reign compared to that of the King's predecessors and successors. And, ironically, the resulting ignorance has only compounded the traditional disdain for Louis XII's reputation.
Feb 2, 1992 · A ruler in transition - Howell Lloyd looks at the icons of power that masked the face of French kingship around 1500. Early in the afternoon of April 7th, 1498, Charles VIII of France escorted his queen, Anne of Brittany, to an antiquated gallery at his chateau of Amboise, to watch a game of tennis. Entering the gallery through a low doorway ...
Summary. In a changing world, France, at the close of the fifteenth century, found herself faced with problems different from those of the past. These were to force her governments to take the necessary measures to adapt their policy and were to have repercussions throughout society. The Hundred Years War, whose outcome assured France of ...
(1482–1515),King of France, the son of Charles d'Orléans. In 1476 he married his cousin Jeanne of France, the daughter of King Louis XI. In 1488 he led a rebellion ...
Feb 8, 2024 · The Wedding of Mary Tudor and Louis XII of France. On 9 October 1514, an 18-year-old English princess married a 52-year-old French King in Abbeville, France. The bride was Mary Tudor, younger sister of Henry VIII. A renowned beauty, Mary’s red-gold hair glowed beneath a coronet of precious stones, worn long and loose as a symbol of purity.
Jean Bourdichon was the court painter to four successive French kings including Louis XII and his predecessor, Charles VIII. Bourdichon painted the Hours of Louis XII for the king of France around the time of Louis’s coronation in 1498. Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, October 18, 2005, to January 8 ...
