Renaissance and Reformation By blueknight1100 Aug 14, 1447 Last Visconti ruler of Milan dies. Filippo Maria visconti Period: Dec 5, 1472 to Dec 5, 1525 the Ranaissance Feb 5, 1494 Charles the 8th of France invades Naple The French invaded Naple in 1494 with a troop of 30,000 with allies from other countries to take over Jan 5, 1513 Machiavelli writes The Prince The creation of The Prince Dec 5, 1527 Invading armies sack Rome