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His cousin, _Louis XII._, married his widow, and thus prevented Brittany from again parting from the crown. HIS COUSIN LOUIS THE TWELFTH MARRIED HIS WIDOW AND THUS PREVENTED BRITTANY FROM AGAINING FROM THE CROWN
ion instead of a war of self-defence. Charles crossed the Alps in 1493, marched the whole length 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 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.-- STEAD OF A WAR OF SELF DEFENSE CHARLES CROSSED THE ALPS IN FOURTEEN NINETY THREE MARCHED THE WHOLE LENGTH 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
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