Charles VIII of France

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House of Valois King of France human monarch

Charles VIII of France was a late 15th-century French king whose ambitious invasion of Italy in 1494 helped ignite the Italian Wars and marked a turning point in European power politics.

Aliases (1)

King Charles VIII of France ×1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	House of Valois → King of France → human → monarch →
associatedPlace	Brittany → Naples →
birthDate	1470-06-30 →
birthPlace	Amboise → Château d'Amboise → Kingdom of France → Touraine NERFINISHED →
burialPlace	Basilica of Saint-Denis →
causeOfDeath	accidental head injury →
child	Anne of France (daughter of Charles VIII) → Charles Orland, Dauphin of France NERFINISHED → Charles, Dauphin of France (1492–1495) → Francis, Duke of Berry →
claimedTitle	King of Jerusalem → King of Naples →
coronationDate	1484-05-19 →
coronationPlace	Reims Cathedral →
country	Kingdom of France →
deathDate	1498-04-07 →
deathPlace	Amboise → Château d'Amboise → Kingdom of France → Touraine NERFINISHED →
dynasty	Valois dynasty →
era	Late Middle Ages → Renaissance →
father	Louis XI of France NERFINISHED →
fullName	Charles VIII NERFINISHED →
historicalSignificance	his 1494 invasion of Italy helped ignite the Italian Wars → initiated large-scale French intervention in Italian politics →
house	House of Valois →
language	French →
marriage	married Anne of Brittany in 1491 →
mentorOrGuardian	Anne of France NERFINISHED →
militaryConflict	First Italian War (1494–1495) → Italian Wars →
monarchOf	France →
mother	Charlotte of Savoy NERFINISHED →
nobleTitle	Dauphin of France NERFINISHED →
notableAchievement	annexation of Brittany to the French crown →
notableEvent	First Italian War → Italian Wars →
notableWork	invasion of Italy (1494–1495) →
occupation	monarch →
positionHeld	King of France →
predecessor	Louis XI of France NERFINISHED →
regency	Anne of France as regent until his majority →
regnalName	Charles VIII NERFINISHED →
reignEnd	1498-04-07 →
reignStart	1483-08-30 →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
sexOrGender	male →
sibling	Anne of France NERFINISHED → Jeanne of France NERFINISHED →
spouse	Anne of Brittany NERFINISHED →
style	Most Christian King →
successor	Louis XII of France NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Louis XI of France →	child
Emperor Maximilian I ("King Charles VIII of France") →	conflictWith
Italian Wars →	notableCommander
House of Valois →	notableMember
Bayard (Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard) →	servedUnder
Louis XI of France →	succeededBy
Louis XI of France →	successor