History Today, March 1st, 1997
Francis I, known as the 'Most Christian King,' assumed the French throne in 1515 and died at the age of 52 in 1547, only a few months after his arch-rival Henry VIII of England died. Francis built several chateaux including Fontainebleau and was a patron of Renaissance art.
March 31st, 1547
In life Francis I, `Most Christian King' of a France that only sixty years before his accession had finally expelled English occupiers from the realm (and had still to tolerate Calais as an English enclave until 1559), was frequently compared to and set as a rival against, his Tudor counterpart, Henry VII...
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