Il Rinascimento Interactive History
Il Rinascimento
Pope Innocent VIII, in conflict with King Ferdinand I of Naples over Ferdinand's refusal to pay feudal dues to the papacy, excommunicated and deposed Ferdinand by a bull of 11 September 1489. Innocent then offered the Kingdom of Naples to King Charles VIII of France, who had a remote claim to Naples through the Angevin line. Innocent later settled his quarrel with Ferdinand and revoked the bans before dying in 1492, but the offer remained an apple of discord in Italian politics. Ferdinand died in January 1494, and was succeeded by his son Alfonso II.
In October 1494, Ludovico Sforza, who had long controlled the Duchy of Milan, finally procured the ducal title after providing an hitherto unheard of dowry to his niece, who was marrying the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian. He was immediately challenged by Alfonso II, who also had a claim on Milan. Ludovico decided to remove this threat by inciting Charles to take up Innocent's offer. Charles was also being encouraged by his favorite, Étienne de Vesc as well as Cardinal Julian delle Rovere, future Pope Julian II who hoped to settle a score with Pope Alexander VI. Charles gathered a large army of 25,000 men (including 8,000 Swiss mercenaries), including the first siege train to include artillery, and invaded Italy. The Italian Wars had begun.
Playable Factions:
Venice - Celsius
Milan - Barry Goldwater
Genoa - Warluster
Naples - USC Trojans
The Papal States - Kaitser
Tuscany - Warman
Siena -
Modena & Ferrara -
Savoy - KippyK
All other Factions played by myself.
Italy in 1494.
Once you have chosen your faction, RESEARCH. Research is critical, and though i will not require you to create faction threads, you will need to know alot about your faction.
Dilpomacy will be handled by the Decisions i give you, in the instances you may use it. Along with the several decisions you receive each turn, you can also reply to me other decisions you personally want to make, not including in what i send you (I.E New cities, Tax increases .etc)
Any Queries? Just post or PM me. And most of all, Have Fun!
Originally Posted by Dan the Man
