The Ultimate Francis I Quiz

How much do you know about Francis I, King of France? Answer these 35 questions to find out!

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Question	Answer
When was he born?	12 September 1494
Where was he born?	Cognac, Aquitaine, France
Who was his father?	Charles, Count of Angoulême
Who was his mother?	Louise of Savoy
What famous house was he born into?	House of Valois
How many languages could Francis I speak?	5 (French, Hebrew, Italian, Latin and Spanish)
Who did he marry in 1514?	Claude of Brittany
When did he become King of France?	1 January 1515
Who was his predecessor?	Louis XII
What treaty did Francis sign with Charles V that gave France the Duchy of Milan but removed French claims to Kingdom of Naples, in 1516?	Treaty of Noyon
What port city was founded in 1517?	Le Havre
What famous Italian polymath did Francis befriend in the last years of their life?	Leonardo da Vinci
What treaty attempted but failed at unifying of the Christian Kingdoms of Western Europe against the Ottoman threat, in 1518?	Treaty of London
Who was his first legitimate son?	Francis, (Duke of Brittany)
When was his first legitimate son born?	28 February 1518
Who was his second legitimate son?	Henry, Duke of Orléans
When was his second legitimate son born?	31 March 1519
What title did Francis try to receive, in 1519, but lost out to Charles King of Spain?	Holy Roman Emperor
What was the name of the meeting between him and Henry VIII of England, in 1520?	Field of the Cloth of Gold
What was the first battle in the fourth Italian wars (1521-1526) in 1521?	Battle of Bicocca
What battle led to the imprisonment of Francis in 1525?	Battle of Pavia
What treaty forced Francis to renounce his claims in Italy but was ignored by Francis and the Pope, in 1526?	Treaty of Madrid
Who was exchanged, for Francis to return to Paris?	his sons, Francis and Henry
What league did he join that was to reduce Charles V's dominance in Italy, in 1526?	League of Cormac
What treaty ended the wars of above and freed Francis' sons, in 1529, that was negotiated by Francis' mother and Charles' aunt?	Treaty of Cambrai
What leading Protestant reformer did Francis exile, in 1530?	John Calvin
Who was his second wife, who he married on 4 July 1530?	Eleanor of Austria
Who died, in 1535, that sparked the Italian Wars of 1536-1538?	Francesco II Sforza, Duke of Milan
What year did the Franco-Ottoman alliance begin?	1536
When did his first legitimate son die?	10 August 1536
What truce ended the Italian Wars of 1536-1538?	Truce of Nice
What French coastal city, which cathedral turned into a mosque, did Francis let the Ottomans winter in 1543?	Toulon
When did Francis I die?	31 March 1547
Who succeeded Francis after his death?	Henry II
What event resulted in the desecration of Francis', his mother's and wife's tombs, 246 years later, in 1793?	French Revolution