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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 II (born January 19, 1544, Fontainebleau, France—died December 5, 1560, Orléans) was the king of France from 1559, who was dominated throughout his reign by the powerful Guise family. The eldest son of Henry II and Catherine de Médici, Francis was married in April 1558 to Mary Stuart, queen of Scots and niece of François, duc de ...
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Francis II of France was the eldest son of King Henry II and Catherine de’ Medici. Check out this biography for more information about his childhood, family, personal life, etc.
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Sep 9, 2022 · Learn about the 16th-century ruler who was the mother of three kings of France, including Francis II, who died in 1560. Explore her achievements, controversies and myths in this article and the Starz series \"The Serpent Queen\".
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Francis II (born June 23, 1435—died Sept. 9, 1488, Couëron, Brittany) was the duke of Brittany from 1458, who succeeded his uncle, Arthur III; he maintained a lifelong policy of Breton independence in the face of encroachments by the French crown.
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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.
May 11, 2018 · Francis II was the last Holy Roman emperor from 1792 to 1806 and the first emperor of Austria from 1804 to 1835. He fought against France in the French Revolutionary Wars and allied with Napoleon after his defeat.
