French Invasion of Naples (1501)

Timeline

1. 1500–1501Granada · AndalusiaIn November 1500 Louis XII and Ferdinand II secretly signed the Treaty of Granada, agreeing to partition Naples under the pretext of countering the Ottoman threat. The treaty did not clearly delimit all borders, sowing the seeds of later Franco-Spanish conflict.
2. 1501Capua · CampaniaLouis XII assembled about 16,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry at Milan, commanded by figures such as Berault Stuart d'Aubigny, and marched south. On July 24 the French breached the walls with heavy artillery and stormed Capua; the city suffered large-scale plundering, and Naples' will to resist quickly collapsed.
3. 1501Naples · CampaniaOn July 25 King Frederick IV of Naples announced his abdication under pressure from the Franco-Spanish allied forces, departed the capital on August 2, and French troops entered Naples on August 4. Spanish forces simultaneously occupied the southern part of the kingdom, and the partition arrangement under the treaty began to take shape.