4 days ago · Alexander authorised him to pass through Rome, ostensibly on a crusade against the Ottoman Empire, without mentioning Naples. But when the French invasion became a reality Pope Alexander VI became alarmed, recognised Alfonso II as king of Naples, and concluded an alliance with him in exchange for various fiefs for his sons (July 1494).
4 days ago · 1494 – Alfonso II becomes King of Naples. [4] 1515 – Coronation of Francis I of France takes place at Reims Cathedral , where the new monarch is anointed with the oil of Clovis and girt with the sword of Charlemagne .