Italian War of 1494–1495
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The First Italian War, or Charles VIII's Italian War, was the opening phase of the Italian Wars. The war pitted Charles VIII of France, who had initial Milanese aid, against the Holy Roman Empire, Spa
Entry of French troops in Naples, February 22, 1495, from the Figurative Chronicle of the Fifteenth Century by Melchiorre Ferraiolo
Beatrice d'Este at the age of 18 (1494).
Battle of Fornovo, 6 July 1495.
Francesco II Gonzaga at the Battle of Taro, Jacopo Tintoretto, 1578–1579.
Battle of Fornovo
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The Battle of Fornovo took place 30 km southwest of the city of Parma on 6 July 1495. It was fought as King Charles VIII of France left Naples upon hearing the news of the grand coalition assembled ag
Italian War of 1494–1495
…1 July 1495: Skirmish near Giarolo. Tactical League of Venice victory; Francesco II Gonzaga defeated a small French scouting force. 6 July 1495: Battle of Fornovo. French victory; the French army under Charles VIII managed to break through the forces of the League of Venice and march back to France, but lost…
Bataille de Fornoue, 6 juillet 1495 (oil on canvas by Éloi Firmin Féron, 1837) depicts king Charles VIII on the left and Bayard on the right.