First Italian War (1494–1495)

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The First Italian War (1494–1495) was the opening campaign of the Italian Wars, in which France’s invasion of the Italian peninsula triggered a major European struggle for dominance over the rich and fragmented Italian states.

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instanceOf Italian War
conflict
war
chronologicalPredecessor French–Breton War
chronologicalSuccessor Second Italian War (1499–1504)
conflictResult French withdrawal from Italy
restoration of Aragonese rule in Naples
countryInvolved France
Italian states
Spain
describedBySource Niccolò Machiavelli’s writings on Italian politics
endTime 1495
hasBattle Battle of Fornovo
French capture of Naples
French entry into Florence
hasCause French claim to the Kingdom of Naples
French invasion of Italy
dynastic disputes over Naples
power vacuum in the Kingdom of Naples
rivalry among Italian states
hasEffect beginning of the Italian Wars
formation of the League of Venice
increased foreign intervention in Italy
rise of Savonarola’s influence in Florence
spread of Renaissance warfare techniques
temporary French occupation of Naples
weakening of Italian state autonomy
hasParticipant Charles VIII of France
Crown of Aragon
Duchy of Milan
Ferdinand II of Naples
Girolamo Savonarola
Holy Roman Empire
Italian League
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Naples
League of Venice
Ludovico Sforza
Papal States
Pope Alexander VI
Republic of Florence
Republic of Venice
historicalPeriod Renaissance
location Italian Peninsula
Italy
mainBelligerentLeader Charles VIII of France
Ferdinand II of Naples
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
opponent Crown of Aragon
Duchy of Milan
France
Kingdom of Naples
League of Venice
Papal States
Republic of Venice
partOf Italian Wars
startTime 1494

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Charles VIII of France militaryConflict First Italian War (1494–1495)
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba participantIn First Italian War
linked to: First Italian War (1494–1495)
Battle of Fornovo conflict Italian War of 1494–1498
linked to: First Italian War (1494–1495)
Battle of Fornovo partOf Italian campaigns of Charles VIII of France
linked to: First Italian War (1494–1495)
Treaty of Senlis (1493) precedes Italian War of 1494–1498
linked to: First Italian War (1494–1495)
invasion of Italy (1494–1495) hasAlternativeName First Italian War
linked to: First Italian War (1494–1495)
siege of Naples (1495–1496) partOf Italian War of 1494–1498
linked to: First Italian War (1494–1495)
Gian Giacomo Trivulzio participatedIn First Italian War
linked to: First Italian War (1494–1495)
Alfonso II of Naples conflict First Italian War
linked to: First Italian War (1494–1495)
League of Venice formedInContextOf First Italian War
linked to: First Italian War (1494–1495)
Ferrandino of Naples conflict First Italian War
linked to: First Italian War (1494–1495)
Italian theatre of the Italian Wars startEvent First Italian War
linked to: First Italian War (1494–1495)
Diego García de Paredes participatedIn Italian War of 1494–1498
linked to: First Italian War (1494–1495)
Ferdinand II of Naples conflict Italian War of 1494–1498
linked to: First Italian War (1494–1495)
Kingdom of France in Italy significantEvent First Italian War
linked to: First Italian War (1494–1495)
Franco-Spanish conflicts includesConflict Italian War of 1494–1498
linked to: First Italian War (1494–1495)
Habsburg–French wars in Italy hasMajorConflict First Italian War
linked to: First Italian War (1494–1495)