First Italian War (1494–1495)

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Italian War conflict war

The First Italian War (1494–1495) was the opening campaign of the Italian Wars, in which France’s invasion of the Italian peninsula triggered a major European struggle for dominance over the rich and fragmented Italian states.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Italian War of 1494–1498	3
First Italian War	2
First Italian War (1494–1495) canonical	1
Italian campaigns of Charles VIII of France	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Italian War ⓘ conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
chronologicalPredecessor	Franco-Breton War (1487–1491) ⓘ surface form: French–Breton War
chronologicalSuccessor	Italian War of 1499–1504 ⓘ surface form: Second Italian War (1499–1504)
conflictResult	French withdrawal from Italy ⓘ restoration of Aragonese rule in Naples ⓘ
countryInvolved	France ⓘ Italian states ⓘ Spain ⓘ
describedBySource	Niccolò Machiavelli’s writings on Italian politics ⓘ
endTime	1495 ⓘ
hasBattle	Battle of Fornovo ⓘ French capture of Naples ⓘ French entry into Florence ⓘ
hasCause	French claim to the Kingdom of Naples ⓘ French invasion of Italy ⓘ dynastic disputes over Naples ⓘ power vacuum in the Kingdom of Naples ⓘ rivalry among Italian states ⓘ
hasEffect	beginning of the Italian Wars ⓘ formation of the League of Venice ⓘ increased foreign intervention in Italy ⓘ rise of Savonarola’s influence in Florence ⓘ spread of Renaissance warfare techniques ⓘ temporary French occupation of Naples ⓘ weakening of Italian state autonomy ⓘ
hasParticipant	Charles VIII of France ⓘ Crown of Aragon ⓘ Duchy of Milan ⓘ Ferdinand II of Naples ⓘ Girolamo Savonarola ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Italian League ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Naples ⓘ League of Venice ⓘ Ludovico Sforza ⓘ Papal States ⓘ Pope Alexander VI ⓘ Republic of Florence ⓘ Republic of Venice ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Renaissance ⓘ
location	Italian Peninsula ⓘ Italy ⓘ
mainBelligerentLeader	Charles VIII of France ⓘ Ferdinand II of Naples ⓘ Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ⓘ
opponent	Crown of Aragon ⓘ Duchy of Milan ⓘ France ⓘ Kingdom of Naples ⓘ League of Venice ⓘ Papal States ⓘ Republic of Venice ⓘ
partOf	Italian Wars ⓘ
startTime	1494 ⓘ

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

Charles VIII of France → militaryConflict → First Italian War (1494–1495) ⓘ

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba → participantIn → First Italian War (1494–1495) ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Italian War

Battle of Fornovo → conflict → First Italian War (1494–1495) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Italian War of 1494–1498

Battle of Fornovo → partOf → First Italian War (1494–1495) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Italian campaigns of Charles VIII of France

Treaty of Senlis (1493) → precedes → First Italian War (1494–1495) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Italian War of 1494–1498

invasion of Italy (1494–1495) → hasAlternativeName → First Italian War (1494–1495) ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Italian War

siege of Naples (1495–1496) → partOf → First Italian War (1494–1495) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Italian War of 1494–1498