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Article: Francis I (France) (1494–1547; Ruled 1515–1547)
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FRANCIS I (FRANCE) (1494
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1547; ruled 1515
–
1547)
FRANCIS I (FRANCE)
(1494
–
1547; ruled 1515
–
1547), king of France. The only son of Charles of Angoul
ê
me and Louise of Savoy, Francis I was born on 12 September 1494. When his father died in 1496, Francis advanced in the line of royal succession behind Louis of Orl
é
ans (ruled 1498
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1515), his cousin, who became king in 1498. Louis
XII had only two daughters; Francis married the older, Claude, shortly before Louis died on 1 January 1515. Claude and Francis had seven children before Claude's death in 1524. In 1530 Francis married Eleanor of Portugal, the sister of Emperor Charles V (ruled 1519
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