Person

Charles VIII of France

1470–1498 · 15th century · Also known as Charles the Affable

Charles VIII was King of France from 1483, governed in his minority by his sister Anne of France and her husband Peter of Bourbon. In 1491 he married Anne of Brittany, bringing the duchy under French control. His invasion of Italy in 1494 to claim Naples began the Italian Wars. He died childless after striking his head on a door lintel at Amboise.

Charles VIII of France
Image: anonymous / After Jean Perréal · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 3 profiles

Duchy of BrittanyDecline, SummaryRepublic of FlorenceDeclineKingdom of NaplesMilitary, Summary

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Duchy of BrittanyDuchy of Bourbon

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