Ferenc I of Hungary (Chaos)

Ferenc I of  was born in 1531 as François of, a French royal sideline.

After the, he received the western part of Hungary as a resurrected kingdom in the.

During 1580-87, he conquered the theocracy of and added it to his realms. He also was accepted as king by the Slovaks, who had been under Polish protection for some while.

In the, he also received core Hungary from the , making him one of the winners of the.

1607, he re-founded the University of (old capital of Hungary).

Despite his obvious successes, his reign is far from flawless. There is no question that he could never have achieved any of his victories without French help. All through his reign, there were uprisings and incursions of Seljuk troops in his territories.

He died in 1615 and was succeeded by his oldest son, who was nicknamed "the impotent". He also had two younger sons, Louis / Lajos (who was elected king and Charles / Károly.