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Louis XII's Annulment of Marriage

Type Event Region Europe Time 1498

After acceding in 1498, Louis XII petitioned Pope Alexander VI to annul his marriage to Jeanne de France, daughter of Louis XI;…

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  1. 1498Paris · FranceLouis XII told the Holy See after his accession that his marriage to Jeanne de France was invalid for lack of consummation and coercion by Louis XI, requesting the pope declare it annulled. The move had a clear political purpose: to dissolve the old alliance unrelated to Brittany.
  2. 1498Rome · ItalyPope Alexander VI (Borgia) formally declared Louis XII's marriage to Jeanne de France invalid. Jeanne accepted the ruling and entered a convent, while Louis XII gained freedom to remarry and immediately began negotiations for a marriage with Anne, Duchess of Brittany.

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