KnowraItalian city-statesLinked fromLinked fromThe 13 pages that link to Italian city-states, each with the reason it gives.All 13Broader topic 2Related 5Narrower topic 6Charles VIII of FranceNarrower topic: Their shifting alliances shaped the campaign’s rapid early progress.Medieval communeNarrower topic: Many Italian city-states grew from medieval communes into more powerful territorial governments.CondottieroNarrower topic: Their rivalries created sustained demand for contracted military commanders.PaviaNarrower topic: Pavia’s history was shaped by competition among northern Italian powers.History of ItalyNarrower topic: Their rival governments explain the peninsula’s long political fragmentation.March of TuscanyNarrower topic: Tuscan cities increasingly exercised the political authority once concentrated in territorial rulers.