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King Francis I (Francois) of Angouleme, King of France 1494–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 December 1494

Birth Location: Cognac, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France

Death Date: 29 June 1547

Death Location: Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France

Father: Charles Angouleme

Mother: Louise Savoia

Spouse(s): Eleanor Austria, Claudia Frankrijk

Children(s): King France, Charlotte Frankrijk, Prince Charles, Louise Frankrijk, Prince Franpcois, Princess Madeleine, Margaretha Frankrijk, Madeleine Faloise, Philippe France, Beatrix d'Rohan, Elizabeth Dobbin, Marie guise, Bertrand Baux

The story of King Francis I (Francois) of Angouleme, King of France began in 1494 in Cognac, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France. King Francis I (Francois) of Angouleme, King of France married Anne De Pisseleu D Heilly Duchess Of Etampes Mistress, Claudia Van Frankrijk, Eleanor Of Austria, Francoise De Foix Countess Of Chateaubriant Mistress, and had children including Beatrix De Rosieres D Rohan, Bertrand Baux, Charlotte Van Valois Angouleme Prinses Van Frankrijk, Elizabeth Dobbin, King Henry Ii Valois Knight Of The Garter King Of France, Louise Van Valois Angouleme Prinses Van Frankrijk, Madeleine Faloise, Margaretha Van Valois Angouleme Prinses Van Frankrijk, Marie Guise, Philippe Of France, Prince Of France Charles, Prince Of France Franpcois, Princess Of France Madeleine. King Francis I (Francois) of Angouleme, King of France passed away in 1547 in Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.

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Biography

  • The story of King Francis I (Francois) of Angouleme, King of France began in 1494 in Cognac, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France.
  • King Francis I (Francois) of Angouleme, King of France married Anne De Pisseleu D Heilly Duchess Of Etampes Mistress, Claudia Van Frankrijk, Eleanor Of Austria, Francoise De Foix Countess Of Chateaubriant Mistress, and had children including Beatrix De Rosieres D Rohan, Bertrand Baux, Charlotte Van Valois Angouleme Prinses Van Frankrijk, Elizabeth Dobbin, King Henry Ii Valois Knight Of The Garter King Of France, Louise Van Valois Angouleme Prinses Van Frankrijk, Madeleine Faloise, Margaretha Van Valois Angouleme Prinses Van Frankrijk, Marie Guise, Philippe Of France, Prince Of France Charles, Prince Of France Franpcois, Princess Of France Madeleine.
  • King Francis I (Francois) of Angouleme, King of France passed away in 1547 in Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.

Immediate Family

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King France's Ancestors

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King France
1494–1547
Birth Place: Cognac, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Parents
Charles of Orleans, Count of Angouleme
1459–1496
Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France
Louise (Di) Savoia
1476–1531
Pont-d'Ain, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, Rhône-Alpes, France
Grandparents
Jean d'Orléans
1400–1467
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

King France's Descendants

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King (Francis I (Francois) of Angouleme, King of) France (2 December 1494–29 June 1547) m. Eleanor (of) Austria (15 Nov 1498–18 Feb 1558) m. Claudia (van) Frankrijk (13 October 1499–20 July 1524)
  1. 1. King (Henry II Valois Knight of the Garter, King of) France 1519–1559 m. Joan (Janet) Stewart 1510–1560 m. Caterina (Cathérine de de') Medici 1519–1589 m. Catherine (Maria Romula de Lorenzo de) MEDICI 1519–1589 m. Lady (Janet Fleming ( Stewart) 13th GGM Countess Sutherland 13th) GGM 1502–1563
    1. 1. Hendrik (van Valois-Angoulême Gouverneur van de) Provence 1551–1586
    2. 2. Maria (Le) Fleming 1542–1581
    3. 3. Louis (Louis de) Valois 1549–1550
    4. 4. Marguerite (Queen de) Valois 1553–1615
    5. 5. Claude (de) Valois-Angoulême 1547–1575
    6. 6. Victoire (de Valois princesse de) France 1556–1556
    7. 7. Elisabeth (Isabelle Elisabeth (?) Michaela de) Valois 1545–1568
    8. 8. Charles (Charles de Valois Valois roi de) France 1550–1574
    9. 9. Hercule (François Hercule Francois De Valois de) Valois 1555–1584
    10. 10. Jeanne (de Valois princesse de) France 1556–1556
    11. 11. François (II Francis François de Valois Valois Roi de) France 1544–1560
    12. 12. Agnes (Le) Fleming 1535–1597
  2. 2. Charlotte (van Valois-Angoulême Prinses van) Frankrijk 1516–1524 m. Charles (V Von Habsburg, King of) Spain 1500–1558
  3. 3. Prince (Of FRANCE) Charles 1522–1545
  4. 4. Louise (van Valois-Angoulême Prinses van) Frankrijk 1515–1518
  5. 5. Prince (Of FRANCE) Franpcois 1518–1536
  6. 6. Princess (Of FRANCE) Madeleine 1520–1537
  7. 7. Margaretha (van Valois-Angoulême Prinses van) Frankrijk 1523–1574
  8. 8. Madeleine Faloise 1520–1537
  9. 9. Philippe (of) France 1524–1525
  10. 10. Beatrix (de Rosieres) d'Rohan 1518–1580
  11. 11. Elizabeth Dobbin 1515–1549
  12. 12. Marie guise 1515–1560
  13. 13. Bertrand Baux 1519–1559

King France's Timeline

2 Records

1494
2 December 1494
Birth of King Francis I (Francois) of Angouleme, King of France in Cognac, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Cognac, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
1547
29 June 1547
Age 53
Death of King Francis I (Francois) of Angouleme, King of France in Rambouillet, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France
Rambouillet, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 December 1494
    Event Place: Cognac, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 1547
    Event Place: Rambouillet, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France

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