Francis I (1494–1547)
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Château de Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France, built by Francis I in the 16th century. He invited several Italian artists to decorate the château, and thus the Fontainebleau School of painting was founded. The château was the headquarters of NATO from 1954 to 1966.
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A portrait of Francis I (1494–1547), king of France, by Jean Clouet, a contemporary French artist. A rich and powerful monarch, Francis was a serious rival in Europe to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
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A portrait of Francis I, king of France, an early work by contemporary French artist François Clouet. Francis rivalled Holy Roman emperor Charles V in power and wealth, and was the French king who met Henry VIII of England at the Field of the Cloth of Gold.
King of France from 1515. He succeeded his cousin Louis XII, and from 1519 European politics turned on the rivalry between him and the Holy Roman emperor Charles V, which led to war in 1521–29, 1536–38, and 1542–44. In 1525 Francis was defeated and captured at Pavia and released only after signing a humiliating treaty. At home, he developed absolute monarchy.
Francis I
Emperor of Austria from 1804, also known as Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Francis I (1708–1765)
| Holy Roman Emperor from 1745, who married Maria Theresa of Austria 1736. |
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