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May 8, 2018 · Francis I (1708–65) Holy Roman Emperor (1745–65), Duke of Lorraine (1729–35) and Tuscany (1737–65). In 1736, he married the Habsburg heiress Maria Theresa. Her accession (1740) precipitated the War of the Austrian Succession against Frederick II. Francis succeeded Charles VIII as Emperor, but Maria Theresa effectively wielded power.
Mar 28, 2018 · Introduction. Francis I, king of France from 1515 to 1547, has not always been treated by posterity with the seriousness he deserves.
Francis I was Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and Grand Duke of Tuscany. He became the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, Austria, and Tuscany through his marriage to Maria Theresa, daughter of Emperor Charles VI.
Biography. Titles and styles. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. Francis I (Francis Stephen; 8 December 1708 – 18 August 1765) was the consort of Maria Theresa of Austria. With his wife, he was the founder of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty. From 1728 until 1737 he was Duke of Lorraine, but lost Lorraine when he had to give it to France.
Francis I (Francis Stephen; French: François Étienne; German: Franz Stefan; Italian: Francesco Steffano; 8 December 1708 – 18 August 1765) was Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and Grand Duke of Tuscany. He became the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, and Tuscany through his marriage to Maria Theresa ...
Dec 8, 1708 - Aug 18, 1765. Francis I was the Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and later Grand Duke of Tuscany, who married Maria Theresa of Austria and became Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of...
The last Holy Roman emperor was Francis II, who dissolved the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. Origin of the title. The Western Roman Empire disintegrated in the 5th and 6th centuries, leaving the Eastern Roman Empire, later called the Byzantine Empire, as the only successor state to the Roman Empire.
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