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Louis's son, _Charles VIII._, a vain and shallow lad, was tempted by the possession of large treasures and a fine army to listen to the persuasions of an Italian intriguer, Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, and put forward these pretensions, thus beginning a war which lasted nearly as long as the Hundred Years' War with England. But it was a war of aggression instead of a war of self defence. LOUIS'S SON CHARLES THE EIGHTH A VAIN AND SHALLOW LAD WAS TEMPTED BY THE POSSESSION OF LARGE TREASURES AND A FINE ARMY TO LISTEN TO THE PERSUASIONS OF AN ITALIAN INTRIGUER LUDOVICO SFORZA DUKE OF MILAN AND PUT FORWARD THESE PRETENSIONS THUS BEGINNING A WAR WHICH LASTED NEARLY AS LONG AS THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR WITH ENGLAND BUT IT WAS A WAR OF AGGRESSION INSTEAD OF A WAR OF SELF DEFENSE
isition was made soon after Louis's death in 1483. The great Celtic duchy of Brittany fell to a female, Anne of Brittany, and the address of Louis's daughter, the Lady of Beaujeu, who was regent of the realm, prevailed to secure the hand of the heiress for her brother, Charles VIII. Thus the crown of France had by purchase, conquest, or inheritance, obtained all the great feudal states that made up the country between the English Channel and the Pyrenees; but each still remained a separate state, with different laws and customs, and a separate parliament in each to register laws, and to act as a court of justice. CHAPTER IV. THE ITALIAN WARS. 1. Campaign of Charles VIII. (1493).--From grasping at province after province on their own border, however, the French kings were now to turn to wider dreams of conquest abroad. Together with the county of Provence, Louis XI. had bought from King René all the claims of the house of Anjou. Among these was included a claim to the kingdom of Naples.  CHAPTER FOUR OF HISTORY OF FRANCE THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBRAVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY ADELL POOLY HISTORY OF FRANCE BY CHARLOTTE M YOUNGER CHAPTER FOUR THE ITALIAN WARS ONE CAMPAIGN OF CHARLES THE EIGHTH FOURTEEN NINETY THREE FROM GRASPING AT PROVINCE AFTER PROVINCE ON THEIR OWN BORDER HOWEVER THE FRENCH KINGS WERE NOW TO TURN TO WIDER DREAMS OF CONQUEST ABROAD TOGETHER WITH THE COUNTY OF PROVENCE LOUIS THE ELEVENTH HAD BROUGHT FROM KING RENEE ALL THE CLAIMS OF THE HOUSE OF ANJOU AMONG THESE WAS INCLUDED A CLAIM TO THE KINGDOM OF NAPLES
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