Louis XII of France

Louis XII (1462 – 1515), born Louis d'Orléans and often known as the "Father of the People", was the King of France from 1498 until his death, and the sole monarch from the Valois-Orléans branch of the . As he reigned, Louis pursued an active foreign policy, making repeated attempts to place two Italian states—the Duchy of Milan and the Kingdom of Naples—under French control.
==Biography==
Once Rodrigo Borgia had become Pope Alexander VI and possessed control over the Papal states, the Borgia family allied themselves with Louis to ensure the support of the French army, as well as the loyalty from the French Templar Octavian de Valois.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Gatekeeper During Louis' military conquests, he was drawn away from his throne and ruled France from afar. While fighting for the rule of Naples with King Ferdinand II of Aragon, his foreign ministers ruled in his stead. These ministers were Templars loyal to the Borgia, though some of them were eventually killed by Assassin recruits sent by the Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore.Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Contracts
Even after the fall of the Borgia, the Templars continued to exercise their influence on King Louis. Around 1512, his Templar advisors persuaded Louis that the Assassins were behind Marseille's threats of secession from France; as such, he ordered all Assassins banished from the city. Without resorting to violence, the Assassins stopped his army's efforts, recruited disgruntled soldiers, and then dispatched the traitorous advisors.Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Intending to curb the Venetian influence in northern Italy, Louis joins the League of Cambrai created by Pope Julius II that served as an anti-Venetian alliance that included the Holy Roman Emperor Maximillian I and Ferdinand II. The League was initially a success, but the friction between Julius and Louis caused it to collapse by 1510.Assassin's Creed: Identity – Database: War of the League of Cambrai
He died on New Year's Day 1515 and was succeeded by his cousin and son-in-law Francis I.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy 
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood 
*Assassin's Creed: Revelations 
*Assassin's Creed: Identity 
*Echoes of History 
==References==
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Category:French people
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Category:Monarchs of France
Category:Dukes of Milan
Category:Monarchs of Naples
Category:Templar puppets
Category:House of Valois