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Francis I, King of France





Reign[]

January 1, 1515 - March 31, 1547  (32 years)
Preceded by Louis XII of France
Succeeded by Henry I, Duke of Brittany/II of France


Birth[]

September 12, 1494
Cognac, France
House of Valois-Angoulême


Death[]

March 31, 1547
Rambouillet, France
52 years



Parents[]

Charles, Count of Angoulême
Born 1459
Father: John, Count of Angoulême  (1399-1467) (68 years)
Mother: Marguerite, Viscountess de Rohan  (1412-97) (85 years)
Married: February 16, 1488 - January 1, 1496  (7 years, died)
Died January 1, 1496  (36-37 years)


Louise, Princess of Savoy
Born September 11, 1476
Father: Philip II, Duke of Savoy  (1438-97) (59 years)
Mother: Margaret, Princess of Bourbon  (1438-83) (45 years)
Children: 2
Died September 22, 1531  (55 years)


Siblings[]

1. Marguerite, Queen of Navarre  (1492-1549) (57 years)


Marriages[]

1. Claude, Duchess of Brittany
Born October 13, 1499
Father: Louis XII, King of France  (1462-1515) (53 years)
Mother: Anne, Duchess of Brittany  (1477-1514) (37 years)
Married: May 18, 1514 - July 20, 1524  (10 years, widowed)
Died July 20, 1524  (24 years)


2. Eleanor, Archduchess of Austria
Born November 15, 1498
Father: Philip I, King of Castile  (1478-1506) (28 years)
Mother: Joanna I, Queen of Castile/I, Queen of Aragon/III, Queen of Naples  (1479-1555) (76 years)
Married: July 4, 1530 - March 31, 1547  (16 years, died)
Died February 25, 1558  (59 years)


Children[]

1. Louise, Princess of Valois
Born August 19, 1515
Died September 21, 1517  (2 years)


2. Charlotte, Princess of Valois
Born October 23, 1516
Died September 18, 1524  (7 years)


3. Francis III, Duke of Brittany
Born February 28, 1518
Died August 10, 1536  (18 years)


4. Henry I, Duke of Brittany/II, King of France
Born March 31, 1519
Married: October 28, 1533 - July 10, 1559  (25 years, died)
Wife: Catherine, Princess de' Medici  (1519-89) (70 years)
Died July 10, 1559  (40 years)


5. Madeleine, Princess of Valois
Born August 10, 1520
Married: January 1, 1537 - July 7, 1537  (6 months, died)
Husband: James V, King of Scotland  (1512-42) (30 years)
Died July 7, 1537  (16 years)


6. Charles II, Duke of Orléans
Born January 22, 1522
Died September 9, 1545  (23 years)


7. Margaret, Duchess of Berry
Born June 5, 1523
Married: July 9, 1559 - September 15, 1574  (15 years, died)
Husband: Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy  (1528-80) (52 years)
Died September 15, 1574  (51 years)


Grandchildren via Henry I, Duke of Brittany/II, King of France[]

1. Francis II, King of France  (1544-60) (60 years)

2. Elisabeth, Queen of Spain and Portugal  (1545-68) (23 years)

3. Claude, Duchess of Lorraine  (1547-75) (28 years)

4. Louis III, Duke of Orléans  (1549-50) (1 year)

5. Charles IX, King of France  (1550-74) (24 years)

6. Henry III, King of Poland/III, King of France  (1551-89) (38 years)

7. Margaret, Queen of Navarre and France  (1553-1615) (62 years)

8. Francis, Duke of Anjou  (1555-84) (29 years)

9. Victoria, Princess of Valois  (1556-56) (1 month)

10. Joan, Princess of Valois  (1556-56) (1 day)


Grandchildren via Margaret, Duchess of Berry[]

1. Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy  (1562-1630) (68 years)