Francis I of France (Tudor Line)



Francis I of France was born on 12 September 1494 Charles of Angoulême and Louise of Savoy. He was the heir to the french throne (as the nearest male line relative of Louis XII) and Louis accualy married his daughter Claude, they had three childern: Bonne (1516), Francis (1518), Henry (1519). He was a patron of arts and building in the style of the french renaissance. He made quite some alliances during his life (similar to Henry VIII). Bonne was married to James V of Scotland, Francis to Princess Mary of England and when he, Henry VIII and Charles I of Spain renewed the Treaty of London, he married Henry to Princess Maria of Spain. He was on good turns with his daughters-in-law and enjoyed company of his grandson Louis and granddaughter Margaret. However the good attitude was not to last, a tuberculosis spread throw France, killing him, his wife Claude, Prince Henry and Princess Maria with Francis, Mary and infant Louis bearly escaping it. This caused Louis to be the only heir before Charles of Vendôme. Francis II later build a palace in his honor near Paris, which became his summer residence.