Francis I of France conquers Savoy

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Report an Error

Resources

Francis I of France makes an aggressive invasion into Italy. He conquers Savoy, occupies Turin and by April completes the conquest of Piedmont, seeking to gain the duchy of Milan for his third son, Charles de Valois.

37 words

Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Francis I of France conquers Savoy". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14554, accessed 19 March 2024.]

14554 Francis I of France conquers Savoy 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.