The Italian Wars: The Italy Wars

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The Italian Wars was a series of conflicts that took place 1494 to 1559. The countries that were involved in the Italian Wars included but not limited to the city states of Italy, France, Scotland, Holy Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire, Papal States, Spain, and England. The wars origin was primarily over imperial disagreement over the Duchy of Milan and the Kingdom of Naples but soon the wars became about the struggle for power and territory among their many participants. In hind sight the wars were fought for control of Italy. The wars began with the invasion of Italy by the king of France Charles the VIII in 1494. Charles took Naples but due to alliances between multiple parities was later driven out of Italy. The primary opponents during