France
Conflict with Burgundy
At first, Louis tried to avoid open conflict with Charles the Bold, despite the latter's interference in France. Another conspiracy against the king was concocted in 1475, consisting of Burgundy, England, and the Constable of France. Louis managed to buy off Edward IV and to destroy the Constable, but Burgundy again proved too strong.
Then, fortune favored Louis. With French encouragement, the Swiss dared to engage in open war with the Duke of Burgundy and defated him in two successive battles. At the second one, at Nancy on 5 January 1477, Charles the Bold was killed. This delivered Louis from his greatest potential danger, but he now had to decide what to do with Burgundy, for the duchy in large part was still a French fief.
Charles, whereupon Louis immediately declared all the French Burgundian territories escheated to the crown. At a single stroke, Burgundy was changed from being a dangerous enemy to being a rich addition to royal lands.