Foreign Policy (Italy/France)

Question 1

When was the Treaty of Barcelona and what did it do?

Answer 1

1493 - secured Roussillon and Cerdagne.

Question 2

When was Naples annexed, and by who?

Answer 2

Charles VIII annexed Naples in 1495.

Question 3

When did Charles VIII die and who was his successor?

Answer 3

Died in 1498 and was succeeded by Louis XII.

Question 4

Treaty of Granada

Answer 4

1500 - Louis XII and Ferdinand agreed to partition the kingdom of Naples as Louis was more interested in Milan.

Question 5

When did Spain and France fight over Naples?

Answer 5

1503.

Question 6

Where did the Spanish secure victories in 1503?

Answer 6

Cerignola and Garigliano

Question 7

When did France recognize Spanish control over Naples?

Answer 7

1504

Question 8

Treaty of Blois 1504

Answer 8

Louis XII of France and Maximillian I and his son Archduke Philip agreed that Claude of France would marry Philip’s son Charles (V) and have a dowry that included Brittany, Burgundy, and Blois. France and Spain agreed to bestow Naples upon Charles. However, the terms of the treaty fell through when Claude was betrothed to her second cousin, the future Francis I of France.

Question 9

Treaty of Blois 1505

Answer 9

Louis XII gave the rights to Naples to his niece Germaine de Foix, who became Ferdinand’s wife that same year.

Question 10

When did conflict take place between Spain and France over Navarre?

Answer 10

1512 to 1515