Person:Francis II of France (1)
François II de France
b.19 Jan 1544 Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France
d.5 Dec 1560 Orléans, Loiret, France
Parents and Siblings
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m. 28 Oct 1533
  1. François II de France1544 - 1560
  2. Élisabeth de France1545 - 1568
  3. Claude de France1547 - 1575
  4. Louis de France1549 - 1550
  5. Charles IX de France1550 - 1574
  6. Henri III de France1551 - 1589
  7. Marguerite de Valois1553 - 1615
  8. François de France, duc d'Alençon1555 - 1584
  9. Victoire de France1556 - 1556
  10. Jeanne de France1556 - 1556
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m. 1558
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Facts and Events
Name François II de France
Gender Male
Birth[1] 19 Jan 1544 Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France
Marriage 1558 to Mary I _____, of Scotland
Death[1] 5 Dec 1560 Orléans, Loiret, France
Reference Number? Q132548?


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Francis II (; 19 January 1544 – 5 December 1560) was King of France from 1559 to 1560. He was also King consort of Scotland as a result of his marriage to 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. His short reign was dominated by the first stirrings of the French Wars of Religion.

Although the royal age of majority was 14, his mother, Catherine de' Medici, entrusted the reins of government to his wife Mary's uncles from the House of Guise, staunch supporters of the Catholic cause. They were unable to help Catholics in Scotland against the progressing Scottish Reformation, however, and the Auld Alliance was dissolved.

Francis was succeeded by two of his brothers in turn, both of whom were also unable to reduce tensions between Protestants and Catholics.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Francis II of France, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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