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From 1494 to 1559, French kings tried to win a foothold in Italy. Charles VIII opened the series. They faced Spain, the Empire and the Italian states. Alliances kept shifting. The Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis in 1559 ended the wars and left Italy largely under Habsburg influence.
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1503
On 28 April 1503, near Cerignola, the French of Louis d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours, face the Spanish army. Louis XII and Ferdinand the Catholic had shared the Kingdom of Naples between them before falling out.
Photo: Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (Public domain)
1522
On 27 April 1522, near Milan, Lautrec wanted to cut the lines of Colonna, the commander of Charles V's army. But his Swiss mercenaries, who had not been paid, demanded battle at once.
Photo: Jean Clouet (Public domain)
1524
30 April 1524, sixth Italian War: Bonnivet had blockaded Milan without taking it, and the imperial army starved him in turn in his camp. He evacuated Lombardy.
Photo: Tangopaso (Public domain)
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