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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 of Mary, Queen of Scots, from 1558 until his death in 1560. He ascended the throne of France at age 15 after the accidental death of his father, Henry II, in 1559.
Francis I (French: François I er; Middle French: Françoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême , and Louise of Savoy .
The kings used the title "King of the Franks" (Latin: Rex Francorum) until the late twelfth century; the first to adopt the title of "King of France" (Latin: Rex Franciae; French: roi de France) was Philip II in 1190 (r. 1180–1223), after which the title "King of the Franks" gradually lost ground. [3]
Francis and Mary made ceremonial entries to Reims on 15 September 1559. [100] Francis II was crowned at Reims; although Mary was present, she had no ceremonial role. As Queen of Scotland she took precedence over the other royal women, and wore white. [101] Francis and Mary spent May and June hunting.
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. 1574–1589: Henry IV 1553–1610 King of France r. 1589–1610: Louis XIII 1601–1643 King of France r. 1610–1643 House of Orléans: Louis XIV 1638–1715 King of France r. 1643–1715: Philippe ...
Francis was the first son of King Francis I of France and Duchess Claude of Brittany. [1] His father said of Francis at birth, "a beautiful dauphin who is the most beautiful and strong child one could imagine and who will be the easiest to bring up." His mother said, "tell the King that he is even more beautiful than himself."
King of France r. 1226–1270: Charles V 1338–1380 King of France r. 1364–1380 Valois-Angoulême: 8 generations skipped: 5 generations skipped: Francis I 1494–1547 King of France r. 1515–1547: Antoine of Bourbon 1518–1562 King of Navarre: Jeanne III of Albret 1528–1572: Henry II 1519–1559 King of France r. 1547–1559: Catherine ...
Born in 1508, [1] Anne was the daughter of Guillaume de Pisseleu, seigneur d'Heilly, a nobleman of Picardy, [2] and Anne Sanguin. [3] She came to court before 1522 and was one of the maids-of-honour of Marie of Luxembourg [4] and later Louise of Savoy, Duchess of Angoulême, the mother of Francis I. [5] Francis made Anne his mistress, probably upon his return from his captivity at Madrid (1526 ...