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Who sacked Marseille in 1423?

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View of the old port of Marseille, France, with numerous boats docked in the harbor and the city's terracotta-roofed buildings rising up a hill, topped by the Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica. — Marseille Seaside view of the Old Port of Marseille, France.

Marseille was sacked in 1423 by Alfonso V of Aragon. Following this event, René I of Provence, who maintained a winter residence in the city, was responsible for restoring its prosperity.1