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Francis I of France

Issue
NameFrancis I
King of France
Reign1 January 1515 - 31 March 1547 ( )
Coronation25 January 1515
PredecessorLouis XII
SuccessorHenry II
Francis III, Duke of Brittany
Henry II of France
Madeleine, Queen of Scots
Charles, Duke of Orléans
Margaret, Duchess of Savoy
HouseHouse of Valois
FatherCharles, Count of Angoulême
MotherLouise of Savoy
Date of birth12 September 1494
Place of birthCognac, Charente, France
Date of death31 March 1547(age 52)
Place of deathChâteau de Rambouillet
Place of burialSaint Denis Basilica, France

Francis I of France

NameKing Francis I
Par la grâce de Dieu, Roi de France
DipstyleHis Most Christian Majesty
OffstyleYour Most Christian Majesty
AltstyleMonsieur Le Roi

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Francis I (French: François Ier) (12 September 1494 � 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death.

Francis I is considered to be France's first Renaissance monarch. His reign saw France make immense cultural advances. He was a contemporary of Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire, with whom he was allied in a Franco-Ottoman alliance, as well as of Henry VIII of England and of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, his great rivals.

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Tulsa World--The Pixies: Kim Deal (left), David Lovering, Black -Francis- and Joey Santiago. CHRIS GLASS/Courtesy By JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer Some 20 years ... - Date : Sun, 12 Sep 2010 11:36:59 GMT+00:00
Newborn in plane toilet - Straits Times Tweet this news
Straits Times--Airport officials said they named the mystery baby 'Jorge -Francis-', and efforts to locate his parents would be left to social welfare officials. ... - Date : Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:39:15 GMT+00:00
Secret war bravery of woman found dead - South Devon Herald Express Tweet this news
South Devon Herald Express--Her older sister, Jacqueline, and brother, -Francis-, also became SOE operatives. In 1923, the family moved to -France-, but when the country fell she made her ... - Date : Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:16:10 GMT+00:00
Paris Hilton smuggles drugs in her vagina - The Blemish Tweet this news
The Blemish--The most recent one being about how Paris Hilton smuggled ecstasy and coke in her vagina to -France-. Simkin says when Joe -Francis- was dating Paris Hilton, ... - Date : Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:14:57 GMT+00:00
Son of wartime GI tracks down father after 60 years - Telegraph.co.uk Tweet this news
Telegraph.co.uk---...- who had fought in the Vosges region, eastern -France- in 1944. At one stage, William -Francis- Benson's regiment was stationed by a French farm there, ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:43:22 GMT+00:00
Music and other mysteries of Kohl Mansion - San Mateo Daily Journal Tweet this news
San Mateo Daily Journal--Alone at the end of 1916, Kohl essentially fled to new quarters in the St. -Francis- Hotel in San Francisco. Now aged 53, Kohl was childless, widowed (his ... - Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:47:35 GMT+00:00
Battle Royal Looms Over German Army Reform - DefenseNews.com (subscription) Tweet this news
DefenseNews.com (subscription)--BERLIN - Germany's defense minister plans drastic troop cuts to slash government costs but his bid to end ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:07:11 GMT+00:00
Caravaggio comes home to restored Genoan villa - Straits Times Tweet this news
Straits Times--A secretive figure, he was able to use his alliances to manoeuvre between King -Francis I of France- and Charles V, and he lived to the exceptionally old age ... - Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:34:59 GMT+00:00
This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public ... - AllAfrica.com Tweet this news
AllAfrica.com--The paper names them as -Francis- Wodie, leader of the Ivorian Workers Party (PIT), and two independents: Gnamien Konan and Jacqueline Lohoues Oble - the sole ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:40:51 GMT+00:00
A Genoan villa opens its doors to works of art - AFP Tweet this news
AFP--A secretive figure, he was able to use his alliances to manoeuvre between King -Francis I of France- and Charles V, and he lived to the exceptionally old age ... - Date : Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:00:44 GMT+00:00

Regnal titles
Preceded by
Louis XII
King of France
1 January 1515 - 31 March 1547
Succeeded by
Henry II
Preceded by
Maximilian Sforza
Duke of Milan
1515 - 1521
Succeeded by
Francesco II Sforza
French royalty
Preceded by
Louis, Duke of Orléans
Heir to the Throne
as Heir presumptive
7 April 1498 — 1 January 1515
Succeeded by
Charles IV, Duke of Alençon
French nobility
Preceded by
Claude
Duke of Brittany by marriage
with Claude
18 May 1514 - 20 July 1524
Succeeded by
Francis III / IV
Preceded by
Louis XII of France
Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Valentinois and of Diois
as 'Francis III of Viennois'
1 January 1515 - 28 September 1518
Count of Provence and Forcalquier
as 'Francis I'
1 January 1515 - 31 March 1547
Succeeded by
Henry II of France
Preceded by
New creation
(Louis)
Duke of Valois
1498 - 1 January 1515
Succeeded by
Merged into Royal Domain
(eventually Margaret)
Preceded by
Charles
Count of Angoulême
1 January 1496 - 1 January 1515
Succeeded by
Merged into Royal Domain
(Louise of Savoy as Duchess of Angoulême)

Legacy : Ottoman Empire
Name Birth Death Notes
Louise, Princess of France 19 August 1515 21 September 1517 Died young.
Charlotte of Valois 23 October 1516 8 September 1524 Died young.
Francis III, Duke of Brittany 28 February 1518 10 August 1536 Died young.
Henry II, King of France 31 March 1519 10 July 1559 Married Catherine de' Medici (1519 - 1589) in 1533. Had issue.
Madeleine of France, Queen of Scots 10 August 1520 2 July 1537 Married James V, King of Scotland (1512 - 1542) in 1537. Had no issue.
Charles de Valois, Duke of Orléans 22 January 1522 9 September 1545 Died young.
Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry 5 June 1523 14 September 1574 Married Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (1528 - 1580) in 1559. Had issue.

French Monarchy-
Capetian Dynasty, House of Valois
(Valois-Angoulême branch)


Francis I
'Children'
Francis, Dauphin of Viennois
Henry II
Magdalene, Queen of Scots
Charles of Valois
Margaret, Duchess of Savoy
Henry II
'Children'
Francis II
Elizabeth, Queen of Spain
Claude, Duchess of Lorraine
Charles IX
Henry III
Margaret, Queen of Navarre
François, Duke of Anjou
Joan of Valois
Victoria of Valois
Francis II
Charles IX
Henry III




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