La storia dell'Europa, antica e medioevale: prima l'uomo, l'Orient, della Grecia e di Roma . Fig. 129. Francesco I a Ferdinando d'Aragona e centrato la sua attenzione su holdingMilan, ma non ha avuto successo nel suo scopo, in gran parte a causa di theopposition del Papa. Francesco I, che è venuto al trono francese nel 1515 presso il ageof venti, è uno dei più famosi del re di Francia. Hewas cortese e cavalleresca in le sue idee di condotta e hisproudest titolo era il re gentiluomo. Come il suo contempo-raries, Papa Leone X, figlio di Lorenzo de' Medici e Henry VIIIof Inghilterra, ha aiutato gli artisti e gli uomini di lettere e

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History of Europe, ancient and medieval: Earliest man, the Orient, Greece and Rome . Fig. 129. Francis I to Ferdinand of Aragon and centered his attention on holdingMilan, but did not succeed in his purpose, largely owing to theopposition of the Pope. Francis I, who came to the French throne in 1515 at the ageof twenty, is one of the most famous of the French kings. Hewas gracious and chivalrous in his ideas of conduct, and hisproudest title was the gentleman king. Like his contempo-raries, Pope Leo X, son of Lorenzo de Medici, and Henry VIIIof England, he helped artists and men of letters and was interestedin fine buildings, of which a striking example is shown on the.following page (Fig. 130). 496 History of Europe Francis opened his reign by a very astonishing victory. Heled his troops into Italy, over a pass which had hitherto beenregarded as impracticable for cavalry, and defeated the Swiss—who were in the Popes pay—at Marignano. He then occupiedMilan and opened negotiations with Leo X, who was glad to. Fig. 130. Court of the Palace at Blois The expedition of Cliarles VIII to Italy called the attention of French archi-tects to the beautiful Renaissance style used there. As cannon had by thistime begun to render the old kind of castles with thick walls and towers use-less as a means of defense, the French kings began to construct magnificentpalaces of which several still exist. Charles VIIIs successor, Louis XII, began a handsome structure at Blois, on the Loire River, and Francis I addeda wing, the inner side of which is here reproduced. Its magnificent openstaircase and wide, high windows have little in common with the old donjons of feudal times make terms with the victorious young king. The Pope agreedthat Francis should retain Milan, and Francis on his part accededto Leos plan for turning over Florence once more to the Medici, the family to which the Pope himself belonged. This was done, and some years later this wonderful republic became the grandduchy of

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