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    Francis I (French: François Ier; Middle French: Françoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He...
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    Kingdom of France. Francis died 10 August 1536, possibly from tuberculosis. Francis was the first son of King Francis I of France and Duchess Claude of Brittany...
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    Francis II (French: François II; 19 January 1544 – 5 December 1560) was King of France from 1559 to 1560. He was also King of Scotland as the husband...
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  • I of France (1494–1547), King of France, reigned 1515–1547 Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1510–1581), reigned 1543–1571 Francis I, Duke of Nevers...
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    Henry II (French: Henri II; 31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was King of France from 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Duchess...
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    from 1515 to 1524 as the wife of King Francis I. She was the eldest daughter of King Louis XII of France and Duchess Anne of Brittany. Claude was born on...
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    first Emperor of Austria as Francis I from 1804 to 1835. He was also King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, and served as the first president of the German...
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    did not suit his birth name of Hercule. He changed his name to Francis in honour of his late brother Francis II of France when he was confirmed. The royal...
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    May 1574) was King of France from 1560 until his death in 1574. He ascended the French throne upon the death of his brother Francis II in 1560, and as...
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    Francis I (Francis Stephen; French: François Étienne; German: Franz Stefan; Italian: Francesco Stefano; 8 December 1708 – 18 August 1765) was Holy Roman...
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    Francis is an English, French, German, Dutch and Scandinavian given name of Latin origin. Francis is a name that has many derivatives in most European...
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    marriage to Duke Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy. She was the daughter of King Francis I of France and Claude, Duchess of Brittany. Margaret was born at the...
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    lifelong companion. For the next 25 years, she was one of the most powerful women in France. When Francis I was still alive, Diane had to compete at the court...
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    son of King Henry II and Catherine de' Medici. He was a grandson of Francis I of France and Claude of France. His older brothers were Francis II of France...
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    of Valois (c. 19 August 1515 – 21 September 1518), was the first child and first daughter of King Francis I of France and his first wife, Claude of France...
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    Medici family. She was Queen of France from 1547 to 1559 by marriage to King Henry II and the mother of French kings Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III...
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    against Francis I of France and Francis I's Muslim ally, Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and had to face the Protestant Reformation of Martin...
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    French prince du sang and military commander at the court of Francis I of France. Charles was born at the Château de Vendôme, eldest son of Francis de...
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    Charlotte of France (23 October 1516 – 18 September 1524) was the second child and second daughter of King Francis I and his wife Claude. Charlotte was...
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  • Count of Angoulême, 1459-1496 Francis I of France, 1494-1547 Francis III, Duke of Brittany, 1518-1536 Henry II of France, 1519-1559 Francis II of France, 1544-1560...
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    son-in-law, Francis of Angoulême, who became Francis I of France in 1515. Francis I belonged to a cadet branch of the House of Orleans. In the Battle of Marignano...
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    the backbone of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The rear of the Francis I wing, facing over central Blois in the 1890s The rear of the wing in 2007...
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    FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Desmond (died 1529), also counted as the 11th, plotted against King Henry VIII with King Francis I of France in 1523 and with Emperor...
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  • Francis, Dauphin of France may refer to: Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Dauphin of France in 1518–1536, son and heir of Francis I of France Francis II...
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    Maximilian Sforza (category Dukes of Milan)
    Louis XII of France (1500–1512), and Francis I of France in 1515. Francis I claimed the title of Duke of Milan, as he was descended from Louis I of Orléans...
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    of 1521–1526, sometimes known as the Four Years' War, (French: Sixième guerre d'Italie) was a part of the Italian Wars. The war pitted Francis I of France...
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    Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, the fifth child and third daughter of King Francis I of France and Claude, Duchess of Brittany, herself the eldest daughter of King Louis...
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    England and King Francis I of France from 7 to 24 June 1520. Held at Balinghem, between Ardres in France and Guînes in the English Pale of Calais, it was...
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    of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor as well as ruler of Spain, Austria, the Low Countries, and the Two Sicilies. The French army was led by King Francis...
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    likely from the effects of gout. Their union produced no children. Following Louis's death, his successor, King Francis I of France, made unsuccessful attempts...
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