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Francis I of Angoulême 1494-1547
Francis I of Angouleme was the king of France from 1515
- 1547.
The main trouble in Francis' days were
the wars with the Holy Roman Empire, which were fought from 1521 -
1544.
Leader of the Holy Roman
Empire and Francis' archenemy was
Charles V, with whom he
fought the
Italian
Wars.
In 1525, Francis was defeated and taken
prisoner by the imperial army at Pavia.
One of Francis' soldiers was
Sampiero Corso.
One of Francis' explorers was
Jacques Cartier.
And here is a map of the wars of France and the Empire:
1521 France
Eastern Border
Click map to enlarge
See also a list of the
French kings on the
Governments in History page.
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