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[[File: Charles VIII Ecole Francaise 16th century Musee de Conde Chantilly.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px600px|Portrait of Charles VIII]]
The French invasion of Italy in 1494 is widely seen as the beginning of the end of the Italian Renaissance. Charles VIII invaded Italy to lay claim to the Kingdom of Naples, which composed most of southern Italy.
