Francis II of France

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French monarch House of Valois King of France

Francis II of France was a short-lived 16th-century French king whose fragile reign, dominated by powerful noble factions, helped set the stage for the French Wars of Religion.

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Label Occurrences
Francis II of France canonical 35
Francis II 1
Francis II of France (by marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to her grandson Francis II) 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French monarch ⓘ
House of Valois ⓘ
King of France ⓘ
ageAtDeath 16 ⓘ
birthDate 1544-01-19 ⓘ
birthPlace Château de Fontainebleau ⓘ
Fontainebleau, France ⓘ
surface form: Fontainebleau

Kingdom of France ⓘ
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
causeOfDeath ear infection (otitis) leading to complications ⓘ
coMonarchRole King consort of Scotland ⓘ
coronationDate 1559-09-21 ⓘ
coronationPlace Reims Cathedral ⓘ
countryRuled France ⓘ
deathDate 1560-12-05 ⓘ
deathPlace Kingdom of France ⓘ
Orléans ⓘ
dynasty House of Valois ⓘ
surface form: Valois dynasty
father Henry II of France ⓘ
fullName Francis II of France self-link ⓘ
givenName Francisco ⓘ
surface form: Francis
historicalSignificance his fragile reign helped set the stage for the French Wars of Religion ⓘ
house House of Valois ⓘ
surface form: House of Valois-Angoulême
marriageDate 1558-04-24 ⓘ
marriagePlace Notre-Dame Cathedral ⓘ
surface form: Notre-Dame de Paris
maternalInfluence Catherine de' Medici had limited direct power during his reign ⓘ
mother Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
surface form: Catherine de' Medici
nobleFamily Philip VI of France ⓘ
surface form: Valois
notableFaction House of Guise ⓘ
politicalContext French Wars of Religion ⓘ
predecessor Henry II of France ⓘ
regnalName Francis II of France self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Francis II
reignCharacterization dominated by powerful noble factions ⓘ
short reign ⓘ
reignEnd 1560-12-05 ⓘ
reignStart 1559-07-10 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling Charles IX of France ⓘ
Claude of France, Duchess of Lorraine ⓘ
Elisabeth of Valois ⓘ
Francis, Duke of Anjou ⓘ
Henry III of France ⓘ
Joan of France ⓘ
Margaret of Valois ⓘ
Victoria of France ⓘ
spouse Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
spouseTitleRelation Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
surface form: Mary, Queen of Scots was Queen of Scotland
successor Charles IX of France ⓘ
title Dauphin of France ⓘ
King consort of Scotland ⓘ
Kings of France ⓘ
surface form: King of France

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French Wars of Religion → keyFigure → Francis II of France ⓘ
Mary, Queen of Scots → spouse → Francis II of France ⓘ
Mary, Queen of Scots → spouseOf → Francis II of France ⓘ
Gaspard II de Coligny → servedUnder → Francis II of France ⓘ
Charles IX of France → predecessor → Francis II of France ⓘ
Charles IX of France → sibling → Francis II of France ⓘ
House of Valois → notableMember → Francis II of France ⓘ
House of Guise → associatedWithMonarch → Francis II of France ⓘ
Francis II of France → fullName → Francis II of France self-link ⓘ
Francis II of France → regnalName → Francis II of France self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Francis II
Henry II of France → child → Francis II of France ⓘ
Henry II of France → successor → Francis II of France ⓘ
Henry III of France → sibling → Francis II of France ⓘ
Catherine de’ Medici → child → Francis II of France ⓘ
Elisabeth of Valois → relative → Francis II of France ⓘ
Elisabeth of Valois → sibling → Francis II of France ⓘ
Count of Poitiers → hasTitleHolder → Francis II of France ⓘ
Gabriel de Montgomery → servedUnder → Francis II of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Francis II of France
Margaret of Valois → sibling → Francis II of France ⓘ
Charles Maximilian → sibling → Francis II of France ⓘ
Charles Maximilian → predecessor → Francis II of France ⓘ
Cardinal of Lorraine → closeAdvisorTo → Francis II of France ⓘ
Treaty of Edinburgh → relatedTo → Francis II of France ⓘ
Francis, Duke of Guise → servedUnder → Francis II of France ⓘ
Caterina Maria Romula de’ Medici → child → Francis II of France ⓘ
Henri, Duke of Anjou → sibling → Francis II of France ⓘ
Victoria of France → sibling → Francis II of France ⓘ
Victoria of France → relative → Francis II of France ⓘ
Claude of France, Duchess of Lorraine → sibling → Francis II of France ⓘ
Henry III → sibling → Francis II of France ⓘ
subject surface form: Henry III of France
Valois → notableRuler → Francis II of France ⓘ
Anne de Montmorency → employer → Francis II of France ⓘ
Joan of France → sibling → Francis II of France ⓘ
Antoinette de Bourbon → grandchild → Francis II of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Francis II of France (by marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to her grandson Francis II)
Elizabeth of Valois → sibling → Francis II of France ⓘ
Henry, Duke of Orléans → successor → Francis II of France ⓘ
Henry, Duke of Orléans → child → Francis II of France ⓘ
Henry of Valois → sibling → Francis II of France ⓘ