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.

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Label Occurrences
Charles VIII of France canonical 35
King Charles VIII of France 4
Charles VIII 2

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 ⓘ
surface form: Château d'Amboise

Kingdom of France ⓘ
Touraine ⓘ
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
causeOfDeath accidental head injury ⓘ
child Anne of France (daughter of Charles VIII) ⓘ
Charles Orland, Dauphin of France ⓘ
Charles, Dauphin of France (1492–1495) ⓘ
Francis, Duke of Berry ⓘ
claimedTitle King of Jerusalem (titular) ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Château d'Amboise

Kingdom of France ⓘ
Touraine ⓘ
dynasty House of Valois ⓘ
surface form: Valois dynasty
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
Renaissance ⓘ
father Louis XI of France ⓘ
fullName Charles VIII of France self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Charles VIII
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 ⓘ
militaryConflict First Italian War (1494–1495) ⓘ
Italian Wars ⓘ
monarchOf France ⓘ
mother Charlotte of Savoy ⓘ
nobleTitle Dauphin of France ⓘ
notableAchievement annexation of Brittany to the French crown ⓘ
notableEvent Italian War of 1499–1504 ⓘ
surface form: First Italian War

Italian Wars ⓘ
notableWork invasion of Italy (1494–1495) ⓘ
occupation monarch ⓘ
positionHeld King of France ⓘ
predecessor Louis XI of France ⓘ
regency Anne of France as regent until his majority ⓘ
regnalName Charles VIII of France self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Charles VIII
reignEnd 1498-04-07 ⓘ
reignStart 1483-08-30 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Anne of France ⓘ
Jeanne of France ⓘ
spouse Anne of Brittany ⓘ
style Most Christian King ⓘ
successor Louis XII of France ⓘ

Referenced by (42)

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Italian Wars → notableCommander → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Emperor Maximilian I → conflictWith → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Charles VIII of France
House of Valois → notableMember → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Bayard (Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard) → servedUnder → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Louis XI of France → successor → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Louis XI of France → child → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Louis XI of France → succeededBy → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Louis XII of France → predecessor → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Habsburg–Valois conflict → involves → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Charles VIII of France → fullName → Charles VIII of France self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charles VIII
Charles VIII of France → regnalName → Charles VIII of France self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charles VIII
Battle of Fornovo → belligerent → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Battle of Fornovo → commander → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Count of Poitiers → hasTitleHolder → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Saint Francis of Paola → advisorTo → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Amboise → associatedWith → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Château d’Amboise → rebuiltBy → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Château d’Amboise → associatedWith → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Pope Innocent VIII → alliedWith → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Ludovico Sforza → alliedWith → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Treaty of Senlis (1493) → between → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Charles VIII of France
Treaty of Senlis (1493) → signatory → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Radegonde of France → relative → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Mont Aiguille → firstAscentCommissionedBy → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Charles of Egmond → releasedWithSupportFrom → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Charles VIII of France
Francis II, Duke of Brittany → opponent → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Andreas Palaiologos → soldClaimsTo → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Andreas Palaiologos → successorInClaims → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Valois → notableRuler → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Treaty of Arras (1482) → stipulatedMarriage → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dauphin Charles (future Charles VIII of France)
Anne of Brittany → spouse → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Anne of Brittany → queenConsortOf → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Charles, Dauphin of France (1492–1495) → father → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Charles, Dauphin of France (1492–1495) → monarchDuringDauphinship → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Anne of France (daughter of Charles VIII) → father → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Anne of France (daughter of Charles VIII) → associatedWithMonarch → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
invasion of Italy (1494–1495) → hasCommander → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Trinità dei Monti → originalPatron → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Charles VIII of France
siege of Naples (1495–1496) → commander → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Francis, Duke of Berry → father → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
First Italian War (1494–1495) → hasParticipant → Charles VIII of France ⓘ
First Italian War (1494–1495) → mainBelligerentLeader → Charles VIII of France ⓘ