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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.
Mar 4, 2024 · 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 ...
Nov 20, 2023 · A fifteen-year-old Francis became King Francis II of France on 10th July 1559 after Henri II died from the injuries sustained in a jousting accident. At his coronation in Reims, the crown was held above his head because it was too heavy for the fragile Francis to bear.
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.
Mar 4, 2024 · 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. The problems of Breton independence were magnified by the fact that Francis had no sons; the ...
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.
Francis II of France (January 19, 1544 – December 5, 1560) was a King of France and a member of the House of Valois. Birth [ change | change source ] Francis was born in Fontainebleau , France , on January 19, 1544.
