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Louis not only succeeded to the Angevin right to Naples, but through his grandmother he viewed himself as heir of Milan. She was Valentina Visconti, wife to that Duke of Orleans who had been murdered by John the Fearless. LOUIS NOT ONLY SUCCEEDED TO THE ENJOIN RIGHT TO NAPLES BUT THROUGH HIS GRANDMOTHER HE VIEWED HIMSELF AS HEIR OF MILAN SHE WAS VALENTINE OF VISCONTI WIFE TO THAT DUKE OF ORLEANS WHO HAD BEEN MURDERED BY JOHN THE FEARLESS
ithout opposition, and was crowned at Naples; while its royal family, an illegitimate offshoot from the Kings of Aragon, fled into Sicily, and called on Spain for help. But the insolent exactions of the French soldiery caused the people to rise against them; and when Charles returned, he was beset at Fornovo by a great league of Italians, over whom he gained a complete victory. Small and puny though he was, he fought like a lion, and seemed quite inspired by the ardour of combat. The "French fury," _la furia Francese_, became a proverb among the Italians. Charles neglected, however, to send any supplies or reinforcements to the garrisons he had left behind him in Naples, and they all perished under want, sickness, and the sword of the Spaniards. He was meditating another expedition, when he struck his head against the top of a doorway, and died in 1498. 2. Campaign of Louis XII.--His cousin, _Louis XII._, married his widow, and thus prevented Brittany from again parting from the crown. H OF ITALY WITHOUT OPPOSITION AND WAS CROWNED AT NAPLES WHILE ITS ROYAL FAMILY AN ILLEGITIMATE OFFSHOOT FROM THE KINGS OF ARAGON FLED INTO SICILY AND CALLED ON SPAIN FOR HELP BUT THE INSOLENT EXACTIONS OF THE FRENCH SOLDIERY CAUSED THE PEOPLE TO RISE AGAINST THEM AND WHEN CHARLES RETURNED HE WAS BESET AT FOUR NOVO BY A GREAT LEAGUE OF ITALIANS OVER WHOM HE GAINED A COMPLETE VICTORY SMALL AND PUNY THOUGH HE WAS HE FOUGHT LIKE A LION AND SEEMED QUITE INSPIRED BY THE ARDOR OF COMBAT THE FRENCH FURY LA FOURIER CHALCE BECAME A PROVERB AMONG THE ITALIANS CHARLES NEGLECTED HOWEVER TO SEND ANY SUPPLIES OR REINFORCEMENTS TO THE GARRISONS HE HAD LEFT BEHIND IN NAPLES AND THEY ALL PERISHED UNDER WANT SICKNESS AND THE SWORD OF THE SPANIARDS HE WAS MEDITATING ANOTHER EXPEDITION WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP OF A DOORWAY AND DIED IN FOURTEEN NINETY EIGHT TWO CAMPAIGN OF LOUIS THE TWELFTH HIS COUSIN LOUIS THE TWELFTH MARRIED HIS WIDOW AND THUS PREVENTED BRITTANY FROM AGAINING FROM THE CROWN
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