1501 in France
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Events from the year 1501 in France
Incumbents
Events
- June 24 – Cesare Borgia's French troops storm and overtake the fortress at Capua in the Kingdom of Naples, overcoming the defense of Fabrizio Colonna in the occupation of the Spanish Kingdom of Aragon in southern Italy.
- July 25 – The Kingdom of Naples, led by King Federico I, surrenders to Cesare Borgia's French and Aragonese troops.
- August 2 – King Frederick of Naples abdicates upon the conquest of the Kingdom of Naples by France, and France's King Louis XII becomes the nominal monarch as Luigi II, re di Napoli. King Louis appoints Louis d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours as France's Viceroy of Naples.[2][3]
- October 13 – Maximilian of Austria and Louis XII of France sign the Treaty of Trente with Austria recognising all French conquests in the northern territories of Italy.
Date unknown
- Italic type (cut by Francesco Griffo) is first used by Aldus Manutius at the Aldine Press in Venice, in an edition of Virgil.[4]
Births
Date unknown
- probable
- Hilaire Penet, French composer
- Claude d'Urfé, French royal official (d. 1558)[5]
Deaths
- May 22 – Robert Gaguin, French Renaissance humanist, philosopher and minister general of the Trinitarian Order (b. 1433/34)[6]
- October 16 – Étienne de Vesc, courtier of Louis XI of France (c. 1445)
Date unknown
- Jean Michel, French dramatic poet (c. 1435)
See also
References
- ^ "Louis XII | Facts, History, & Reign | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Yvard, Catherine (2021). "A Heraldic Dream: the Treatise on Blazon of Frederick of Araon, last King of Naples". In Gras, Samuel; Legaré, Anne-Marie (eds.). Lumières du Nord: Les manuscrits enluminés français et flamands de la Bibliotheque nationale d'Espagne. Septentrion Presses Universitaires. p. 216.
- ^ "Louis d'Armagnac, duc de Nemours | French Aristocrat, Royal Family, Courtier | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "Roman vs Italic". Type to Print: The Book & The Type Specimen Book. Columbia University Libraries. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Historical figures". Département de la Loire. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Universalis, Encyclopædia. "Biographie de ROBERT GAGUIN (1423-1501)". Encyclopædia Universalis (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-21.