1447 Alfonso claims the duchy of Milan on death of Filippo Maria Visconti.
1450 Alfonso makes peace with Florence and Venice.
1455 Alfonso joins the Holy League against the Turks.
1457 Alfonso goes to war with Genoa.
1458 Death of Alfonso. His natural son Ferdinand I receives Naples. Sicily, with Aragon and Sardinia, goes to Alfonso’s brother Juan, king of Navarre.
SECOND SEPARATION
Naples—the Bastard Line of Aragon (1458-1503 A.D.)
1459 Ferdinand’s cruelties cause the nobles to ask the help of John, governor of Genoa, and son of René of Anjou, against the king. The terms of the Peace of Lodi prevent Francesco Sforza from lending assistance.
1460 Defeat of Ferdinand on the Sarno. The pope and Sforza now send assistance.