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Louis XII. sent a brilliant army to take possession of his share, but the bounds of each portion had not been defined, and the French and Spanish troops began a war even while their kings were still treating with one another. LEWIS THE TWELFTH SENT A BRILLIANT ARMY TO TAKE POSSESSION OF HIS SHARE BUT THE BOUNDS OF EACH PORTION HAD NOT BEEN DEFINED AND THE FRENCH AND SPANISH TROOPS BEGAN A WAR EVEN WHILE THEIR KINGS WERE STILL TREATING WITH ONE ANOTHER
overb 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. 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 himself never advanced further than to Milan, whose surrender made him master of Lombardy, which he held for the greater part of his reign. But after a while the Spanish king, Ferdinand, agreed with him to throw over the cause of the unfortunate royal family of Naples, and divide that kingdom between them.  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 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 LOUIS HIMSELF NEVER ADVANCED FURTHER THAN TO MILAN WHOSE SURRENDER MADE HIM MASTER OF LOMBARDY WHICH HE HELD FOR THE GREATER PART OF HIS REIGN BUT AFTER A WHILE THE SPANISH KING FERDINAND AGREED WITH HIM TO THROW OVER THE CAUSE OF THE UNFORTUNATE ROYAL FAMILY OF NAPLES AND DIVIDE THAT KINGDOM BETWEEN THEM
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