siege of Naples (1495–1496)

E407316

military campaign siege

The siege of Naples (1495–1496) was a key campaign of the Italian Wars in which Spanish forces under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba helped wrest control of the city from the French, cementing Spain’s rising influence in Italy.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
French conquest of Naples (1495)	1
Spanish siege of Naples (1495–1496)	1
siege of Naples (1495)	1
siege of Naples (1495–1496) canonical	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ
aim	to wrest control of Naples from the French ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	siege of Naples (1495–1496) ⓘ surface form: Spanish siege of Naples (1495–1496)
associatedWith	Aragonese claim to the Kingdom of Naples ⓘ rise of Spain as a major European power ⓘ
belligerent	Crown of Aragon ⓘ Crown of Castile ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ
chronology	followed the French invasion of Italy in 1494 ⓘ occurred after the Battle of Fornovo ⓘ
commander	Charles VIII of France ⓘ Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ⓘ
commandStructure	Spanish forces under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ⓘ
conflict	Italian Wars ⓘ
conflictType	siege warfare ⓘ
countryInvolved	France ⓘ Spain ⓘ
endTime	1496 ⓘ
followedBy	continued Italian Wars over control of Naples ⓘ
hasEffect	enhancement of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba’s reputation ⓘ strengthening of Spanish presence in the Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
hasParticipant	Aragonese forces ⓘ surface form: Aragonese-Neapolitan forces French garrison of Naples ⓘ Spanish Army ⓘ surface form: Spanish army
historicalPeriod	late 15th century ⓘ
location	Kingdom of Naples ⓘ Naples ⓘ
notableFor	use of early modern combined-arms tactics by Spanish forces ⓘ
opponent	French occupation forces in Naples ⓘ
partOf	Habsburg–Valois conflict ⓘ surface form: Habsburg–Valois rivalry in Italy (in its early phase) First Italian War (1494–1495) ⓘ surface form: Italian War of 1494–1498 Italian Wars ⓘ
precededBy	siege of Naples (1495–1496) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: French conquest of Naples (1495)
result	French expelled from Naples ⓘ Spanish-Aragonese victory ⓘ restoration of Aragonese rule in Naples ⓘ
significance	consolidation of Spanish influence in Italy ⓘ decline of French control in southern Italy ⓘ
startTime	1495 ⓘ
territorialChange	Aragonese conquest of Naples ⓘ surface form: Naples transferred from French to Aragonese-Spanish control
theaterOfWar	southern Italy ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba → notableBattle → siege of Naples (1495–1496) ⓘ

invasion of Italy (1494–1495) → hasBattle → siege of Naples (1495–1496) ⓘ

this entity surface form: siege of Naples (1495)

siege of Naples (1495–1496) → precededBy → siege of Naples (1495–1496) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: French conquest of Naples (1495)

siege of Naples (1495–1496) → alsoKnownAs → siege of Naples (1495–1496) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish siege of Naples (1495–1496)