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Facts

Also Known As François d’Angoulême • Francis of Angoulême • François I
Born September 12, 1494 • Cognac • France
Died March 31, 1547 (aged 52) • Rambouillet • France
Title / Office king (1515-1547), France
Notable Family Members spouse Claude of France • mother Louise of Savoy • son Henry II • sister Margaret of Angoulême
Role In Battle of Marignano • Battle of Pavia • Battle of the Solent • Italian Wars • Treaty of Cambrai

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Illustration of King Francis I of France standing and wearing a purple, yellow, and orange doublet with a prominent codpiece, dark leggings, black coat, and beret, with a royal crest beside him.
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Anne, Duke de Montmorency, drawing by the school of Clouet, c. 1560; in the Musée Condé, Chantilly, France
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Painting by Jakob Seisenegger showing Emperor Charles V in ornate Renaissance attire standing beside a large hunting dog, with a green curtain in the background.
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Full-length portrait of Cardinal Richelieu by Philippe de Champaigne, showing him in red clerical robes holding a red book, standing beside a balustrade with a draped curtain behind.
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Henry IV, undated copperplate engraving.
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Madame de Pompadour, detail of a portrait by François Boucher; in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh.
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