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Francis II, Holy Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia)Francis II, 1768–1835, last Holy Roman emperor (1792–1806), first emperor of Austria as Francis I (1804–35), king of Bohemia and of Hungary (1792–1835). He succeeded his father, Leopold II, sh...Cambrai, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Cambrai, Treaty of, called the Ladies' Peace, treaty negotiated and signed in 1529 by Louise of Savoy, representing her son Francis I of France, and Margaret of Austria, representing her nephew Holy R...Louise of Savoy, duchesse d'Angoulême
(Encyclopedia)Louise of Savoy, duchesse d'Angoulême düshĕsˈ däNgo͞olĕmˈ [key], 1476–1531, regent of France; daughter of Duke Philip II of Savoy and mother of King Francis I of France and Margaret, queen o...Montmorency, Anne, duc de
(Encyclopedia)Montmorency, Anne, duc de mŏntˌmərĕnˈsē, Fr. än dük də môNmôräNsēˈ [key], 1493?–1567, constable of France. He was made a marshal (1522) by Francis I, was captured with Francis at Pavia...Bacon, Francis, English painter
(Encyclopedia)Bacon, Francis, 1910–92, English painter, b. Dublin. A self-taught artist, Bacon rejected abstraction in painting to explore a repertoire of strange, fractured, and often bizarre figurative images, ...Throgmorton, Francis
(Encyclopedia)Throgmorton, Francis: see Throckmorton, Francis. ...Borgia, Francis
(Encyclopedia)Borgia, Francis: see Francis Borgia, Saint. ...Francis of Assisi, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Francis of Assisi, Saint: see Francis, Saint. ...Xavier, Saint Francis
(Encyclopedia)Xavier, Saint Francis: see Francis Xavier, Saint. ...Francis of Sales, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Francis of Sales, Saint: see Francis de Sales, Saint. ...Browse by Subject
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