Charles VIII Of France
Charles VIII, called the Affable, French: l'Affable (30 June 1470 – 7 April 1498), was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. Charles was a member of the House of Valois. His intervention in Italy initiated the long series of Italian Wars which characterized the first half of the 16th century.
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