... fight Louis and therefore he was safe to do as he pleased in the meantime. With France's territorial successes by 1510 Louis and France's status abroad rose with the reflection of his military power and influence. Francis I also had some political success in 1515, which was his alliance with the Venetians against Emperor Maximilian, the Pope, Ferdinand, Milan, Florence and the Swiss, which resulted in a victory and recovery of Milan. However, these political successes were countered by great political disadvantages, which started in 1494 with Charles VIII. His success in the south caused a coalition directed against France: Milan, Venice, Emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI and Spain's Ferdinand of Aragon who all leagued together against him - forcing his retreat to the north. Louis also had political disadvantage befall upon him because although conquering Milan in 1499 was a great success territorially, politically it was quite a failure because ...

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