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Mary of Modena
Mary of Modena , 1658-1718, queen consort of James II of England; daughter of Alfonso IV, duke of Modena. Her marriage (1673) to James, then duke of York, was brought about through the influence of Louis XIV of France. Mary was a devout Roman Catholic and therefore unpopular in Protestant England.... Read more
Francis II
Francis II 1544-60, king of France (1559-60), son of King Henry II and Catherine de' Medici. He married (1558) Mary Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart), and during his brief reign the government was in the hands of her uncles, François and Charles de Guise . Their ruthless persecution of Protestan... Read more
Francis II
Francis II 1768-1835, last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806), first emperor of Austria as Francis I (1804-35), king of Bohemia and of Hungary (1792-1835). He succeeded his father, Leopold II, shortly before the outbreak of war with France (see French Revolutionary Wars ). Francis's armies were eventu... Read more
Anjou
Anjou , region and former province, W France, coextensive roughly with Maine-et-Loire and parts of Indre-et-Loire, Mayenne, and Sarthe depts. Angers , the historic capital, and Saumur are the chief towns. A fertile lowland, Anjou is traversed by the Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe, Loir, and Maine rivers.... Read more
Le Havre
Le Havre , city (1990 pop. 195,932), Seine-Maritime dept., N France, in Normandy, at the mouth of the Seine River on the English Channel. It was founded in 1517 as Le Havre-de-Grâce by Francis I. Le Havre became a major seaport in the 19th cent. and is now the second-most-important port in Fra... Read more
France
France , officially French Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 60,656,000), 211,207 sq mi (547,026 sq km), W Europe. France is bordered by the English Channel (N), the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Biscay (W), Spain and Andorra (SW), the Mediterranean Sea (S), Switzerland and Italy (SE), and Germany,... Read more
Bouvines
Bouvines , village, Nord dept., N France, in Flanders. In a battle there in 1214, Philip II of France defeated the joint forces of King John of England, Emperor Otto IV, and the count of Flanders, establishing the power of the French monarchy. ... Read more
Anne of Brittany
Anne of Brittany 1477-1514, queen of France as consort of Charles VIII from 1491 to 1498 and consort of Louis XII from 1499 until her death. The daughter of Duke Francis II of Brittany, she was heiress to his duchy. Shortly before her father's death (1488), a French army under Louis de La Tr&... Read more
Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis
Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis kätō´-käNbrāzē´ , 1559, concluded at Le Cateau, France, by representatives of Henry II of France, Philip II of Spain, and Elizabeth I of England. It put an end to the 60-year conflict between France and Spain, begun with t... Read more
War of the Polish Succession
War of the Polish Succession 1733-35. On the death (1733) of Augustus II of Poland, Stanislaus I sought to reascend the Polish throne. He was supported by his son-in-law, Louis XV of France. The rival candidate for the throne was the son of Augustus II, the elector of Saxony, who was supported by... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Francis II of France"

Francis II
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Emperor Joseph II had no heirs...successor; and since Francis thus would someday...Conflict with France Francis inherited...peace (1815), Francis had had his fill...reforms of Joseph II were dangerous...helped to convince Francis that French radicalism...preserved only if ...
Henry II (France) (1519–1559; Ruled 1547–1559)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World HENRY II (FRANCE) (1519 – 1559; ruled 1547 – 1559) HENRY II (FRANCE) (1519 – 1559; ruled 1547...king of France. The second son of Francis I (ruled 1515 – 1547) and...
Francis II (Holy Roman Empire) (1768–1835; Ruled 1792–1806)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World FRANCIS II (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE...x2013; 1806) FRANCIS II (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE...uncle, Emperor Joseph II (co-regent 1765...Joseph died in 1790, Francis's father Leopold...between Austria and France, the young general...
Catherine De Médicis (1519-1589)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...1519-1589), queen of France. Wife of King Henry II, mother of Kings Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry...power behind the throne in France for three decades, has generated...Henry, the younger son of Francis I, was a product of French...
Medici, Catherine de'
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1589 Blois, France Italian-born...French King Henry II (1519 –...x2014; Francis II (1544...the court of Francis II. Their plan...conflicts in France; from this...The death of Francis II the following...
James Hamilton, 2d earl of Arran
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...England, he consented to the marriage of the young queen to the French dauphin (later Francis II) and was created (1548) duc de Châtelherault in France. Forced (1554) to give up the regency to the queen mother, Mary of Guise , he joined...
Jacobites
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...flight of James II to France, strong Stuart partisans...exiled English court in France became a center of intrigue...death (1701) of James II his son James Francis Edward Stuart , the Old...III by the courts of France and Spain and proclaimed...
Leo X (Pope) (1475–1521; Reigned 1513–1521)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...alliance against France pursued by his predecessor Julius II (reigned 1503...with the French king Francis I following the latter...later became queen of France. With their deaths...Minerva. See also Francis I (France) ; Medici Family...
Regency
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...wage war in Italy, Francis assigned the regency...served longer than Francis anticipated, because...dicis, queen of France by virtue of her marriage to Henry II (ruled 1547 –...Henry's successor, Francis II (ruled 1559...
Valois Dynasty (France)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...fifteenth and the sixteenth centuries these had dire political consequences. See also Charles VIII (France) ; France ; Francis I (France) ; Henry II (France) ; Henry III (France) ; Louis XII (France) ; St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre ; Wars...

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Austrian Succession, War of the
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...of her husband Francis of Lorraine to...imperial title. Francis's claims (in...supported by Frederick II of Prussia and Louis XV of France. Additionally...Albert died and Francis was elected Holy...heir. Frederick II won a series of...struggle between France and Britain ...
Sforza
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...1480. He helped Charles VIII of France to invade Naples (1494), but...restored to Milan with Swiss aid; FRANCIS I of France defeated him at Marignano (1515...Massimiliano's brother Francesco II (1495–1535) was restored...
Pasche, Francis Léopold Philippe (1910-1996)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis PASCHE, FRANCIS L É OPOLD...1910-1996) Francis Pasche, physician...in the east of France. He had a simultaneous...when World War II broke out in 1939...sent to Stalag II B. As a member...allowed to return to France on January 28...xF4; me. Francis Pasche was a man...
Lai, Francis
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers LAI, Francis Composer. Nationality: French. Born: Francis Albert Lai in Nice...Treize jours en France (Grenoble ) (Lelouch...Lelouch); Emmanuelle II: L'Antivierge...Summer 1983. * * * Francis Lai's first movie...
Baranzano, Giovanni Antonio
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...written by his good friend Francis de Sales, testifying...and Giovanni Magini. Francis Bacon, aware that Baranzano...Barnabite College in France. A College had just...both unpublished. II. Secondary Literature...Annecy (Annecy, 1881); Francis de Sales, Oeuvres...
Mary
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...relatives. When Henri II died on 10 July 1559, the new French monarchs, Francis II and Mary, united a dynastic...encompassing potentially not just France and Scotland but also England...however, for the death of Francis on 5 December 1560 left...
Guise
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...16th-century France. Claude de Lorraine...Marignano (1515). Francis (1519–...armies of Henry II. He was active...accession of Francis II, the Catholic...influential in France. Its dealings...OF RELIGION . Francis was assassinated...
Austrian empire
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Roman Empire (1806), Emperor Francis II continued to rule as FRANCIS I (1804–35...Minister, Felix Schwarzenberg and Francis Joseph were able to regain...stability, until its defeat by France and Piedmont at MAGENTA and...
Polish Succession, War of the
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Poland on one side and France. It began after the death of AUGUSTUS II the Strong: Austria...Spain, supported by France, and Austria was driven...and acquired Parma; Francis, Duke of Lorraine became...Stanislaus (it was to come to France on his death); France...
Neutral Rights
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...between Great Britain and France — a right...an undeclared war with France in the 1790s and a declared...drafted by law professor Francis Lieber and adopted by...years of World Wars I and II, as well as the neutrality...Jessup, Philip, and Francis De á k, eds...

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French have toasted Scots since Auld days
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland; 1/5/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...her daughter and the Dauphin of France, an arrangement which would strengthen...would in time become the Queen of France. After Mary was widowed by the death of Henri she married Francis II of France and the French government conceded...
Friday, March 15
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 3/8/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Amboise fails to rescue King Francis II of France from Guise factions...the next year. 1874 - France assumes protectorate over...vassalage to China. 1894 - France and Germany agree on boundaries...1917 - Czar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates after...
Rare Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/17/2006; 635 words ; ...father-in-law, King Henry II of France. It belongs to the Royal Collection...Born in 1542, Mary was raised in France and took the Scottish throne as...first of her three husbands, King Francis II of France, in 1560. She later married her...
Mary's portrait ages 200 years.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 8/17/2006; 322 words ; ...small picture, which depicts Mary after her return to Scotland following the death of her first husband, King Francis II of France, was previously thought to have been painted in the 18th century. Analysis has now established that the panel...
Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 12/5/1996; 495 words ; ...Walter (Walt) Elias Disney, artist and film producer, 1901; Otto Preminger, film director, 1906. Deaths: Francis II, king of France, 1560; Sir Henry Wotton, diplomat, poet and author, 1639; Giovanni Battista Morgagni, pathologist, 1771...
Excavation unearths collection of coins
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK); 7/6/2006; ; 547 words ; ...the period when Mary Queen of Scots was married to Francis II, the Dauphin of France, between 1558 and 1560 - and a bawbee, worth six old pennies, from the reign of Charles II between 1660 and 1685. Mr Watson said a study of...
Easter Ross pictish site dig team coin it in
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK); 7/6/2006; ; 548 words ; ...the period when Mary Queen of Scots was married to Francis II, the Dauphin of France, between 1558 and 1560; and a bawbee, worth six old pennies, from the reign of Charles II between 1660 and 1685. Mr Watson said that a study...
Monday, December 5
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/28/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Charles IX succeeds as King of France on death of Francis II. 1776 - The first scholastic fraternity...Kinderhook, New York. 1792 - Trial of France's King Louis XVI begins; revolutionary...Ravenna, Italy, in World War II. 1955 - The American Federation...
Sunday, December 5
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/28/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Charles IX succeeds as King of France on death of Francis II. 1776 - The first scholastic fraternity...Kinderhook, New York. 1792 - Trial of France's King Louis XVI begins; revolutionary...Ravenna, Italy, in World War II. 1955 - The American Federation...
Friday, December 5
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/28/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...this date: 1560 - Charles IX succeeds as King of France on death of Francis II. 1776 - The first scholastic fraternity in America...is born in Kinderhook, New York. 1792 - Trial of France's King Louis XVI begins; revolutionary coup takes...