Francis I

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Francis I was Duke of Lorraine and later Holy Roman Emperor (as Francis I, husband of Empress Maria Theresa), playing a key role in 18th-century European politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Lorraine
Grand Duke of Tuscany
Holy Roman Emperor
member of royalty
burialPlace Imperial Crypt, Vienna NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath stroke
child Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este NERFINISHED
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma NERFINISHED
Maria Anna of Austria (1738–1789) NERFINISHED
Maria Antonia of Austria NERFINISHED
Maria Carolina of Austria NERFINISHED
Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen NERFINISHED
Maximilian Francis of Austria NERFINISHED
Peter Leopold (later Leopold II) NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Duchy of Lorraine NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1708-12-08
dateOfDeath 1765-08-18
father Leopold, Duke of Lorraine NERFINISHED
formedDynasticUnionWith House of Habsburg NERFINISHED
givenName Francis NERFINISHED
house House of Habsburg-Lorraine NERFINISHED
knownFor ceding Lorraine in exchange for Tuscany under the Treaty of Vienna (1738)
founding the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
language French
German
mannerOfDeath sudden death
mother Élisabeth Charlotte d’Orléans NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Lorraine NERFINISHED
notableEvent War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED
notableRole co-ruler and consort of Maria Theresa of Austria
placeOfBirth Nancy NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Innsbruck NERFINISHED
positionHeld Duke of Lorraine NERFINISHED
Grand Duke of Tuscany NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
predecessorAsDukeOfLorraine Leopold, Duke of Lorraine NERFINISHED
predecessorAsGrandDukeOfTuscany Gian Gastone de’ Medici NERFINISHED
predecessorAsHolyRomanEmperor Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
reignAsDukeOfLorraineEnd 1737
reignAsDukeOfLorraineStart 1729
reignAsGrandDukeOfTuscanyEnd 1765
reignAsGrandDukeOfTuscanyStart 1737
reignAsHolyRomanEmperorEnd 1765
reignAsHolyRomanEmperorStart 1745
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
spouse Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress NERFINISHED
successorAsDukeOfLorraine Stanisław Leszczyński NERFINISHED
successorAsGrandDukeOfTuscany Leopold I, Grand Duke of Tuscany NERFINISHED
successorAsHolyRomanEmperor Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
title Roman King (King of the Romans) NERFINISHED

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