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Learn about the short and troubled reign of Francis II, who became king of France at 15 and king of Scotland by marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots. Find out how his mother, Catherine de' Medici, and his wife's uncles, the House of Guise, influenced his rule and his death.
Francis II was the king of France from 1559 to 1560, when he died at age 16. He was a weak and sickly ruler who was manipulated by the Guise family and the Huguenots, and who faced a coup attempt by the prince de Condé.
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Nov 20, 2023 · Mary Queen of Scots Grew Up in France With Francis. Aged five Mary Queen of Scots was sent to France by her mother Marie of Guise because she was contracted to marry Francis (Francois), the eldest son of King Henri II of France and Catherine de Medici.
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Francis II became the king of France on July 10, 1559, at the age of 15, after the death of his father in a jousting accident. He was crowned in Reims on September 21, 1559, by his uncle, Charles, the cardinal of Lorraine. He adopted the Sun as his emblem.
Sep 5, 2024 · Learn about Francis II, who ruled Brittany from 1458 to 1488 and resisted French attempts to annex his duchy. Find out his biography, marriages, wars, and treaties with France and England.
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Learn about the life and death of Francis II, a King of France and a member of the House of Valois. He was born in 1544, married Mary, Queen of Scots, and died in 1560 of an ear infection.
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.
