CHAPTER IV

Louis XII. succeeds to the throne of France--His bargain with the Pope--Caesar prepares to go to France--He renounces his cardinalate--He arrives in Avignon, where he meets Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere--Louis XII. and Caesar meet--Caesar’s entry into Chinon--Duke of Valentinois-- Caesar’s shrewdness--Charlotte D’Albret--Her marriage to Caesar--The projected conquest of Milan--Ludovico il Moro--The French army invades Italy--Caesar leaves France--He enters Milan with Louis XII. 122