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Louis XII (27 June 1462 – 1 January 1515), also known as Louis of Orléans, was King of France from 1498 to 1515 and King of Naples from 1501 to 1504. The son of Charles, Duke of Orléans , and Marie of Cleves , he succeeded his second cousin once removed and brother-in-law, Charles VIII , who died childless in 1498.
Charles's successor Louis XII was much more successful in Italy, conquering both Naples and the Duchy of Milan during the Second Italian War (1499–1504). But French rule of Naples lasted only until 1504, while French rule in Milan persisted on-and-off until Francis I 's disastrous defeat and capture at Pavia in 1525, after which Habsburg rule ...
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22 September 1504: Treaty of Blois (1504) (1st Treaty of Blois) Louis XII of France and Maximilian I of Habsburg agree that the dowry of Louis XII's daughter, Claude, in marriage to Maximilian's grandson, the future emperor Charles V, would include Milan and Burgundy. In return, Maximilian agrees to recognize Louis XII as the duke of Milan.
An ordinance of Charles VIII (born in Amboise, near Tours) in 1490 and one of Louis XII (born in Blois, near Tours) in 1510 broaden the scope of the ordinance of Charles VII. Finally, the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts , signed into law by Francis I in 1539, called for the use of French in all legal acts, notarized contracts and official ...
Louis arranged a triumphal entry and forced the Genoese to swear loyalty to him. [3] April 1507: The Imperial Diet of Konstanz and Maximilian I declared Louis XII of France an enemy of Christianity and a threat to Italy, and requested (and received) funding for an Italienzug. Louis XII denied seeking war with the Empire or the Papacy.
On 18 May 1514, Francis married his second cousin Claude, the daughter of King Louis XII and Duchess Anne of Brittany. The couple had seven children: The couple had seven children: Louise (19 August 1515 – 21 September 1518): died young; engaged to Charles I of Spain almost from birth until death.
The Treaty of Granada (1500), signed on 11 November 1500, was a secret treaty between Ferdinand II of Aragon and Louis XII of France, in which they agreed to partition the Kingdom of Naples. Drawn up in the context of the wider Italian Wars , the disputes between the Hispanic Kingdoms and France led to the treaty's collapse in 1503.