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King Henry II, his father, arranged a remarkable betrothal for his son to the five year old Mary, Queen of Scots, in the Châtillon agreement of 27 January 1548, when Francis was only four years old. Mary had been crowned Queen of Scotland in Stirling Castle on 9 September 1543 at the age of nine months, following the death of her father James V .
He became King of France as Henry III from 1574 to 1589; François de Valois, Duke of Anjou (1555–1584), youngest brother of Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III, was known as Monsieur during the reign of Henry III;
Maria Sophie Amalie, Duchess in Bavaria (4 October 1841 – 19 January 1925) was the last Queen of the Two Sicilies as the wife of Francis II of the Two Sicilies. She was one of the ten children of Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria. She was born as Duchess Maria Sophia in Bavaria.
Henry II 1519–1559 King of France r. 1547–1559: Catherine de' Medici 1519–1589 Bourbons: Marie de' Medici 1575–1642: Henry IV 1553–1610 King of France and Navarre r. 1589–1610: Margaret 1553–1615: Francis II 1544–1560 King of France r. 1559–1560: Philip II The Prudent 1527–1598 King of England, Naples, Sicily, Sardinia ...
Francis I 1494–1547 King of France r. 1515–1547: Charles 1489–1537 Duke of Vendôme: Henry II 1519–1559 King of France r. 1547–1559: Antoine 1515–1562 King of Navarre r. 1555–1562: Francis II 1544–1560 King of France r. 1559–1560: Charles IX 1550–1574 King of France r. 1560–1574: Henry III 1551–1589 King of France r ...
Their father died on 22 May 1859, and Luigi's older brother ascended the throne of the Two Sicilies as King Francis II. As Francis still had no children from his wife Maria Sophie of Bavaria, Prince Louis became his heir presumptive. However the Two Sicilies were conquered by the Expedition of the Thousand under Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1861.
Luisa Carlotta was born at the Palace of Portici, the eldest child of King Francis I from his second wife, Infanta María Isabella of Spain. Her maternal grandparents were King Charles IV of Spain and Queen Maria Luisa of Spain. Luisa Carlotta had eleven younger siblings, including King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies.
Francis II (Neapolitan and Italian: Francesco II, Sicilian: Francischieddu; christened Francesco d'Assisi Maria Leopoldo; 16 January 1836 – 27 December 1894) was King of the Two Sicilies. He was the last King of the Two Sicilies as successive invasions by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ultimately brought an end to his ...