The Italian Wars

The Italian war was the background of foreign forces between France's invasion of 1494 and Francis 1 of 1515 for various reasons. During these years Italian provinces were repeatedly invaded by military from France, Spain and other countries. At the moment, the Italian countries are very vulnerable, Italy itself has caused conflict, the military equipment is outdated, and Italy has an unstable ally and unreliable allies. I have the right to use Italy as their battlefield.

The main struggle during the "conflict escalation" was the Italian war and the uprising of the Netherlands, both of which lasted decades. The Italian war occurred in the Italian territory between Spain and France and ended with Spain's victory. In the Dutch uprising (aka 80 years war), the Netherlands became independent from the Spanish rule. (The last 30 years of the Dutch riot overlap with the war of 30 years.) The "Netherlands" region includes the northern half of lowland countries. The lowland countries were almost independent in the Middle Ages, but became a solid asset of the Habsburg dynasty. 1500. Although the Netherlands collapsed freely during reform, the southern low country (present Belgium) did not achieve independence until the 19th century.

In 1494, during the reign of Charles VIII, France began the first phase of the Italian war (1494 - 1559), and a series of conflicts between Italy and Spain occurred in Italy ("Italian war is the Renaissance Govern ".) Chapter) 2). During the war, France and Spain had a complex political alliance - in fact, they even fought on the same plane at the same time. At different times, these alliances included the power of the Holy Roman Empire, the Holy See (the Italian Prince ruled by the Pope), and mercenaries (hired soldiers) from other countries like Switzerland. Discussions on whether France or Spain have the power to rule Naples and Sicily has continued since the 13th century. In 1266 France's Charles I (Anjo Charles; 1227-1285; rule 1266-85), the youngest brother of Louis X captured the throne of Naples and Sicily (called the two Sicilian kingdoms)

In the 1520s, the Italian war fused with the greater struggle between France and Spain and the Austrian Habsburg dynasty, struggle continued intermittently for a century and a half due to territorial conflict. The war in Italy was finally concluded by the Convention - Can Brace Treaty (1559) negotiated by Henry II, the son of Francis I. France abandoned all requests to Italy, but acquired three strategically located territories at its eastern border - bishops of Mes, Tours and Verdun.