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	Francis II, Duke of Brittany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Francis' life was characterised by conflicts with the crown of France, ruled by king Louis XI of Valois (War of the Public Weal), and especially his son Charles VIII.
		During the minority of Charles VIII of France, Francis II aligned himself with the Duke of Orleans and the count of Angouleme, against the regency of Anne of Beaujeu.
		Francis II married twice, first to his cousin Margaret, heiress of Brittany, daughter of Francis I, then to Margaret of Foix, princess of Navarre.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francis_II,_Duke_of_Brittany

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Francis II (of France)
		Francis II (of France) (1544-1560), king of France (1559-1560), born in Fontainebleau, the eldest son of Henry II.
		France : government and politics: control of French government under reign of Francis II
		Francis II (Holy Roman Empire) (1768-1835), last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806) and, as Francis I, first emperor of Austria (1804-1835).
	encarta.msn.com /Francis_II_(of_France).html

	wikien.info: Main_Page
		On the death of Francis (December 5, 1560), Catherine became regent during the minority of her second son, Charles IX of France, and found before her a career worthy of the most soaring ambition.
		Francis, still engaged in his lifelong struggle against Charles V, was only too glad of the opportunity to strengthen his influence in the Italian peninsula, while Clement, ever needful of help against his too powerful protector, was equally ready to hold out some bait.
		Born in Florence, Italy, she was a daughter of Lorenzo II de' Medici and a French princess, Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne.
	www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Catherine_de_Medici

	Mary Queen of Scots
		Nor is it surprising that a marriage was arranged in 1548 between Mary and Francis, son of Henry II of France and heir to the French throne.
		With the death of Henry II in the following year, Mary's husband became Francis II, King of France.
		Francis II In August 1548, Mary was sent to live in France, leaving her mother to rule Scotland.
	www.angelsoft.co.uk /previews/maryqs/mqs01.htm

	My Family
		Francis II (King of France) was born on 19 Jan 1544 in Fontainebleau, France.
		Francis II (King of France) and Mary STUART (Queen of Scots) were married on 24 Apr 1558 in Paris, France.
		Charles II (King of France) and Ermentrude of Orleans were married in 842.
	sneakers.pair.com /roots/b10.htm

	Erskine, John, 1509-91, Scottish reformer. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Erskine was a witness at the marriage (1557) of Mary Queen of Scots to Francis II of France and a participant in the coronation (1567) of James VI at Stirling.
	www.bartleby.com /65/er/ErsknJ1509.html

	Pope Julius II - Open Encyclopedia
		In the capacity of papal legate he was sent in 1480 to France, where he remained four years, and acquitted himself with such ability that he soon acquired a paramount influence in the College of Cardinals, an influence which rather increased than diminished during the pontificate of Innocent VIII.
		He does not appear, however, to have joined the order of St Francis, but to have remained one of the secular clergy until his elevation in 1471 to be bishop of Carpentras, France, shortly after his uncle succeeded to the papal chair.
		Pope Julius II Julius II, né Giuliano della Rovere (December 5, 1443 - February 21, 1513), was pope from 1503 to 1513.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Pope_Julius_II

	Articles - Francis II, Duke of Brittany
		Francis' life was characterised by conflicts with the crown of France, ruled by king Louis XI of Valois (War of the Public Weal), and especially his son Charles VIII.
		During the minority of Charles VIII of France, Francis II aligned himself with the Duke of Orleans and the count of Angouleme, against the regency of Anne of Beaujeu.
		Francis II married twice, first to his cousin Margaret, heiress of Brittany, daughter of Francis I, then to Margaret of Foix, princess of Navarre.
	www.lastring.com /articles/Francis_II_of_Brittany?mySession=e6d70532e8b9cb866d7b42324afb8eb2

	Members of the French Royal Families - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Francis, Dauphin of Viennois and Duke of Brittany (1518-1536)
		The great-great grandson of Duke Philippe II of Orléans, the Regent at the beginning of the reign of Louis XV, Louis Philippe was considered a usurper by legitimists.
		Charles VII of France (1403-1461) the Dauphin in Shakespeare's Henry V
	www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Members_of_the_French_Royal_Families

	France
		Francis II (of France) (1544-60), king of France (1559-60), born in Fontainebleau, the eldest son of Henry II.
		Born at Cognac, France, on September 12, 1494, Francis represented the Angoulême branch of the Valois dynasty, succeeding Louis XII, the last of the Orleanist branch, in 1515.
		CHARLES II (born 1630, ruled 1660-85) was the second son of Charles I. He was 19 years old and safe in France when his father was beheaded in 1649.
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/france.htm

	woodgate - pafg119 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Francis II King of France [Parents] was born on 19 Jan 1544 in Fontainebleau,France.
		She married Francis II King of France on 24 Apr 1558 in Paris,France.
		Henry II King of France [Parents] was born on 31 Mar 1519 in Saint-Germain,en-Laye.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~woodgate/pafg119.htm

	Henri II-Valois Court
		HENRI II Henri II (1519-1559),son of Francis I, was married to Catherine de'Medici in 1533, and reigned as King of France from 1547 to 1559.
		Catherine de' Medici, survived Henri II by thirty years and was Queen Mother to the next three Kings of France, Francis II, Charles IX and Henri III.
		He died eleven days later, leaving his fifteen year old son, Francis II, King of France.
	depts.washington.edu /uwdance/dance344reading/bchenrII.htm

	Articles - Francis II of France
		Francis II (French: FranÃ§ois II) (January 19, 1544â“ December 5, 1560) was a King of France (1559â“ 1560).
		FranÃ§ois II, who had always been a sickly child, died December 5, 1560 in OrlÃ©ans, Loiret, at the age of 16 when an ear infection worsened and caused an abscess in his brain.
		On April 24, 1558, the 14-year-old Dauphin was married to Mary, Queen of Scots in a union that would give the future King of France the throne of Scotland and a strengthened claim to the throne of England.
	www.lastring.com /articles/Francis_II_of_France?mySession=47241667d2f129cbcb3bcfbf5aaa9cea

	1558
		April 24 - Mary I of Scotland marries Francis II of France
		July 13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines.
		November 17 - Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/1/15/1558.html

	Francis II on Encyclopedia.com
		Francis Horne was one of the original Tuskegee Airmen -- a segregated unit who fought with high acclaim in World War II -- and he recently received a ride in an F-15 fighter plane.
		Francis's armies were eventually defeated by Napoleon Bonaparte; by the Treaty of Campo Formio (1797) Francis ceded the left bank of the Rhine to France but obtained Venetia and Dalmatia.
		He succeeded his father, Leopold II, shortly before the outbreak of war with France (see French Revolutionary Wars).
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/F/Francis2H1R1E1.asp

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Joseph II
		German Emperor (reigned 1765-90), of the House of Hapsburg-Lorraine, son and successor of Maria Theresa and Francis I. Of his mother's sixteen children he was the most difficult to manage, and her attempts to frighten him by threats of the spirit-world only laid the foundations of his religious scepticism.
		Frederick II said of Joseph: "He takes the second step before the first." Joseph's predecessor had not been heedless of the new tendencies.
		Twice he met Frederick the Great, and in 1780 Catherine II of Russia.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08508b.htm

	Henry II of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Henry II (French: Henri II) (March 31 1519 – July 10 1559), a member of the Valois Dynasty, was King of France from July 31, 1547 until his death.
		Born in the Royal Château at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, the son of François I and Claude de France, his marriage was arranged to Catherine de Medici (April 13 1519- January 5 1589) on October 28 1533 when both were 14 years old.
		Henry II was an avid hunter and participant in jousting tournaments.
	www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Henry_II_of_France

	Mary Stuart Queen of Scots and her association with the early History of Golf
		At the age of 15 she was married to Francis II, the son of Henri II of France and Catherine Medici.
		Mary was raised in the French Court which was a Catholic institution and her first husband Francis II was the Dauphin or heir to the throne of France.
		It is important to note that the plan to launch the Spanish Armada may have in fact have been partially influenced by Catherine of France, Mary's mother in law by her first marriage to Francis II of France.
	www.artsales.com /topics/golf_history/historyofGolf.htm

	Mary Queen of Scots first husband Francis II, Dauphin of France
		Francis II, King of France died at the age of almost 17.
		His mother, Catherine de Medici, became regent of France because Francis was only 15 years old at the time of his father's death.
		Mary was a childhood friend and constant companion of Francis from the time she was sent to the French court as a six year old.
	home.earthlink.net /~zzz12/daup.htm

	SparkNotes: Queen Elizabeth I: Important Terms, People, and Events
		Duke of Anjou- Known as Duke de Alencon until 1576, Anjou was the fourth son of Henry II of France and Catherine de Medici and brother to the king of France (Francis II).
		Duke de Alencon - The fourth son of Henry II of France and Catherine de Medici and brother to the king of France (Francis II).
		Francis Walsingham - Elizabeth's chief secretary of state from 1573 to 1590, replacing Burleigh.
	www.sparknotes.com /biography/elizabeth/terms.html

	Henry II, King of France - Olga's Gallery
		Henry II (de Valois) of France (1519-1559), King of France from 1547, the second son of Francis I.
		In 1533, as Duke of Orléans, he married 14-year-old Catherine de’Medici, by whom he had seven surviving children, three of whom became kings of France (Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III).
		He died of accidental wounds received in a tournament, and was succeeded by his elder son, Francis II, who was married to Mary Queen of Scots.
	www.abcgallery.com /bio/henry2.html

	December 5 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1560- Francis II of France dies and is succeeded by Charles IX of France.
		1560- King Francis II of France (b.
	www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/December_5

	French 16th Century
		Francis I, Henry II and Francis II, Kings of France 1515-1547, 1547-1599, and 1599-1560, 1559-1560, 1957.14.1141
		Francis, Dauphin, 1517-1536, Eldest Son of Francis I, Duke of Brittany 1532, early 16th century, 1957.14.1133
		Francis I, 1494-1547, King of France, 1515, early 16th century, 1957.14.1280.a
	www.bonus.com /contour/national_gallery/http@@/www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/psearch?Request=A&Person=204990

	Escoffier On Line - Content
		Seven of Catherine's children survived infancy, and three of her sons were successively kings of France as FRANCIS II, Charles IX, and HENRY III.
		When Catherine arrived from Florence to marry Henry II of France in 1533, she imported the Italian balletto to her new home in France, where it became the ballet.
		In 1533 she went to France as the bride of the future king HENRY II, who became heir apparent in 1536 and king in 1547.
	www.escoffier.com /phpnuke/html/contentid-48.html

	History of Britain: 16th Century AD
		Mary Queen of Scots marries Francis II of France.
		Henry II of France makes peace with England and Spain by the Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis.
		Mary Queen of Scots marries her cousin Lord Darnley and is forced to quiet revolts by protestants who had hoped she'd marry a protestant.
	members.aol.com /noctifer01/private/VampHome/LbN/History/timeline16.html

	Genealogy Data
		France, Francis Valois Ii King Of France, Charles Valois Ix King Of Birth : 1550 Saint-Germain-En-Laye
		France, Louis Bourbon Xv King Of This page, and all genealogical data contained on it are © 2000 Kerry K. Keener (kkkeener@worldnet.att.net).
		France, Margaret Of Valois Of Birth : WFT Est 1539-1559
	home.att.net /~kkkeener/gedcom/dat151.html

	Napoleon II on Encyclopedia.com
		Alexey II, Orthodox Patriarch of all Russias, inaugurates a chapel in the newly rebuilt Cathedral of St Saviour.
		In 1940 his remains were transferred, as a gift to France from Adolf Hitler, from Vienna to the dome of the Invalides in Paris, where he now rests beside his father.
		Napoleon's abdication in 1815 was in favor of his son, so that he was known to the Bonapartists as Napoleon II, although he never ruled.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/Napoleon2.asp

	Mary,Queen of Scots
		He became King Francis II of France soon after, but died in 1560.
		At the age of six she went to France to be educated.
		Her father was a Stuart and her mother belonged to a great noble family of France.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Ridge/5850/mary.html

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