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Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor

1708 - 1765

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Francis I (Francis Stephen; French: François Étienne; German: Franz Stefan; Italian: Francesco Stefano; 8 December 1708 – 18 August 1765) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1745 to 1765, Archduke of Austria from 1740 to 1765, Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1729 to 1737, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1737 to 1765. He became the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, and Tuscany through his marriage to his second cousin Maria Theresa of Austria, daughter of Emperor Charles VI. Francis was the last non-Habsburg monarch of the Empire. The couple were the founders of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, and their marriage produced sixteen children. Francis was the oldest surviving son of Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, and the French princess Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor is the 365th most popular politician (down from 291st in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from France (down from 122nd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular French Politician.

Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, is most famous for his conflicts with the Ottoman Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 365 out of 19,576. Before him are Zog I of Albania, Clara Zetkin, François Hollande, Nerva, Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Louis II of Hungary. After him are Aemilianus, Osman II, Shimon Peres, Edgar the Peaceful, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Catherine I of Russia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1708, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1. After him are William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia, Albrecht von Haller, Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Pompeo Batoni, 7th Dalai Lama, Safdar Jang, Antiochus Kantemir, Egidio Duni, Georg Dionysius Ehret, and Olof von Dalin. Among people deceased in 1765, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1. After him are Louis, Dauphin of France, Mikhail Lomonosov, Alexis Clairaut, Philip, Duke of Parma, Muhammad bin Saud, Giovanni Paolo Panini, Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, Charles-André van Loo, Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, and Prince William, Duke of Cumberland.

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In France

Among people born in France, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 131 out of 6,770. Before him are Philip II of France (1165), Charles Aznavour (1924), Peter Abelard (1079), Pope Gregory XI (1370), Marie Thérèse of France (1778), and François Hollande (1954). After him are Sully Prudhomme (1839), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864), Pope Benedict XII (1280), Jean de La Fontaine (1621), Albert Schweitzer (1875), and François Villon (1431).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 32. Before him are Henry II of France (1519), Louis the Pious (778), François Mitterrand (1916), Philippe Pétain (1856), Philip II of France (1165), and François Hollande (1954). After him are Charles VII of France (1403), Hugh Capet (940), Charles IX of France (1550), Charles I of Anjou (1226), Charles VIII of France (1470), and Francis II of France (1544).

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