Italy, States: Chieti, under France, 1 Cavallo – ND

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The beginning of the French invasion of Italy, lies in the rivalry between the wife of Ludovico El Moro de Milan, Beatriz d”E east, and that of his nephew Gian Galeazzo, Isabela de Aragón. When Isabela”s father, Alfonso II arrived at the throne of Naples, I do not hesitate to support his daughter in the claims to the Duchy of Milan. Ludovico then invited the King of France to invade Naples based on Angevinos rights to this kingdom. Ludovico should not intend to strengthen France, but rather divert attention to another enemy in security that would not obtain permission from other Naples allies (such as Florence) to cross Italy. However, this was not so, and Carlos VIII observed that Italy was divided and easy to invade. Carlos VIII arrived to Naples where he made use of extreme cruelty in the first sieges, which made the alliances change against him. Finally, the Aragonese recovered Naples and the cities occupied by the French such as Chieti, and the result for France was quite poor. But it had become clear that Italy was weak and rich.