=== The Italian Wars ===The foreign invasions of Italy known as the Italian Wars began with the 1494 invasion by France that wreaked widespread devastation on Northern Italy and ended the independence of many of the city-states.
=== Борьба Франции и Испании за господство в Италии (1492—1559) ======= Первая итальянская война (1494—1496) ====Поводом к началу Итальянских войн послужили притязания Франции на нижнюю Италию и Милан.