Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . t^ UilJ- Fig. 75. Francis I Naples to Ferdinand of Aragon and centered his attention onholding Milan, but did not succeed in his purpose, largely owingto the opposition of the Pope. Francis I, who came to the French throne in 1515 at the ageof twenty, is one of the most famous of the French kings. Hewas gracious and chivalrous in his ideas of conduct, and hisproudest tide was the gentleman king. Like his contempo-raries, Pope Leo X, son of Lorenzo
Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . t^ UilJ- Fig. 75. Francis I Naples to Ferdinand of Aragon and centered his attention onholding Milan, but did not succeed in his purpose, largely owingto the opposition of the Pope. Francis I, who came to the French throne in 1515 at the ageof twenty, is one of the most famous of the French kings. Hewas gracious and chivalrous in his ideas of conduct, and hisproudest tide was the gentleman king. Like his contempo-raries, Pope Leo X, son of Lorenzo de Medici, and HenryVIII of England, he helped artists and men of letters andwas interested in fine buildings (Fig. 76). 2/8 Medieval and Modem Times Francis Iin Italy Francis opened his reign by a very astonishing victory. Heled his troops into Italy over a pass which had hitherto beenregarded as impracticable for cavalry and defeated the Swiss— who were in the Popes pay — at Marignano. He then. Fig. 76. Court of the Palace at Blois The expedition of Charles VIII to Italy called the attention of Frencharchitects to the beautiful Renaissance style used there. As cannonhad by this time begun to render the old kind of castles with thickwalls and towers useless as a means of defense, the French kingsbegan to construct magnificent palaces of which several still VIIIs successor, Louis XII, began a handsome structure atBlois, on the Loire River, and Francis I added a wing, the inner side ofwhich is here reproduced. Its magnificent open staircase and wide, highwindows have little in common with the old donjons of feudal times The republicof Florencebecomes thegrand duchyof Tuscany occupied Milan and opened negotiations with Leo X, who wasglad to make terms with the victorious young king. The popeagreed that Francis should retain Milan, and Francis on hispart acceded to Leos plan for turning over Florence once moreto the Medici, of which family the pope himself was a
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