Second Italian War | |||||||||
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Part of the Italian Wars | |||||||||
Flag of the Kingdom of Naples under Trastámara dynasty. |
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Belligerents | |||||||||
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1499: Duchy of Milan |
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1500: Kingdom of France Papal States Castile and Aragon |
1500: Kingdom of Naples |
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1503: Kingdom of France Papal States |
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1499:
Kingdom of France
1503:
Castile and Aragon
The Second Italian War (1499–1504), sometimes known as Louis XII's Italian War or the War over Naples, was the second of the Italian Wars; it was fought primarily by Louis XII of France and Ferdinand II of Aragon, with the participation of several Italian powers. In the aftermath of the First Italian War, Louis was determined to press his claim on the thrones of Milan and Naples. And in 1499, Louis XII invaded Lombardy and seized Milan, to which he had a claim in right of his paternal grandmother Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans.