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Battle of Fornovo

The French army, led by Charles VIII, is attempting to retreat through Fornovo di Taro after their failed invasion of Italy. The League of Venice, commanded by Francesco II Gonzaga, has ambushed them

Year 1495
Date 7/6
Location Fornovo Di Taro, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Layer 2
Visibility HIDDEN
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Key Figures

Charles VIII of France Francesco II Gonzaga French Knight Italian Condottiero Swiss Pikeman

Causal neighbors · 902 linked moments

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Battle of Fornovo
1495 · contemporaneous
B
Battle of Fornovo
1495 · same location
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Coronation of Charles of Anjou as King of Sicily
1266 · same figure
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Treaty of Senlis
1493 · same figure
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Battle of Frastanz
1499 · same figure
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Battle of Sempach
1386 · same figure
Battle of Crécy
Battle of Crécy
1346 · same figure
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Battle of Fornovo
1495 · contemporaneous
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Expulsion of the Bentivoglio family from Bologna
1501 · same era
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Death of Alfonso of Aragon, Lucrezia Borgia's second husband
1500 · same era
D
Death of Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia)
1503 · same era
D
Death of Eleonora d'Aragona
1493 · same era
D
Death of Eleonora of Aragon
1493 · same era
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Marriage of Alfonso d'Este and Lucrezia Borgia
1502 · same era
M
Marriage of Lucrezia d'Este to Francesco Maria I della Rovere
1502 · same era
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Death of Ercole I d'Este
1505 · same era
M
Marriage of Ludovico Sforza and Beatrice d'Este
1491 · same era
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Siege of Gaeta
1503 · same era
D
Death of Ercole I d'Este
1505 · same era
M
Marriage of Francesco II Gonzaga and Isabella d'Este
1490 · same era
B
Battle of Cerignola
1503 · same era
E
Expulsion of the Bentivoglio family from Bologna
1501 · precedes
D
Death of Alfonso of Aragon, Lucrezia Borgia's second husband
1500 · precedes
D
Death of Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia)
1503 · precedes
M
Marriage of Alfonso d'Este and Lucrezia Borgia
1502 · precedes
M
Marriage of Lucrezia d'Este to Francesco Maria I della Rovere
1502 · precedes
D
Death of Ercole I d'Este
1505 · precedes
S
Siege of Gaeta
1503 · precedes
D
Death of Ercole I d'Este
1505 · precedes
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Battle of Cerignola
1503 · precedes
D
Death of Eleonora d'Aragona
1493 · follows
D
Death of Eleonora of Aragon
1493 · follows
M
Marriage of Ludovico Sforza and Beatrice d'Este
1491 · follows
M
Marriage of Francesco II Gonzaga and Isabella d'Este
1490 · follows
B
Battle of Fornovo
1495 · same location
C
Coronation of Charles of Anjou as King of Sicily
1266 · same figure