Louis's attention again turns to Italy when …
Years: 1378 - 1378
Louis's attention again turns to Italy when the Western Schism breaks out in 1378.
Louis helps his protégé Charles of Durazzo conquer Naples and supplant its queen, Joan, who declares herself in favor of the antipope Clement VII.
His objective the domination of all of Dalmatia, Louis allies with Genoa against that city-state's longtime commercial rival, Venice, and mounts a military campaign to force the Venetians from the Dalmatian coast.
Locations
People
Groups
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Genoa, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Dalmatia region
- Croatia, Kingdom of
- Venice, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Hungary, Kingdom of
- Naples, Angevin Kingdom of
Topics
- Avignon Papacy
- Chioggia, War of
- Western Schism or Papal Schism (also known as the Great Schism of Western Christianity)
