Pope's Son A Hostage
Jan 28 Pope Alexander VI (Roderic Llançol i de Borgia) gives his son Cesare as hostage to Charles VIII of France
- Feb 22 French King Charles VIII enters Naples to claim crown
League of Venice
Mar 31 Pope Alexander VI forms the anti-French alliance the League of Venice with Archduke of Austria Maximilian I, Ferdinand II of Aragon, Duke of Milan Ludovico Sforza and the Republic of Venice
- May 20 French King Charles VIII leaves Naples
- Jun 1 First written record of Scotch Whisky appears in Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, Friar John Cor is the distiller
- Jul 6 Battle of Fornovo, near Parma: French King Charles VIII beats Holy League
Event of Interest
Jul 7 King Ferdinand II returns to Naples
- Jul 20 French viceroy of Naples Montpensier surrenders
Gregory I
Gregory XIII
Julius II
Julius III
Leo X
Pius V