Francis I

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Francis I was Duke of Lorraine and later Holy Roman Emperor (as Francis I, husband of Empress Maria Theresa), playing a key role in 18th-century European politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Lorraine
Grand Duke of Tuscany
Holy Roman Emperor
member of royalty
burialPlace Imperial Crypt, Vienna
causeOfDeath stroke
child Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma
Maria Anna of Austria (1738–1789)
Maria Antonia of Austria
Maria Carolina of Austria
Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen
Maximilian Francis of Austria
Peter Leopold (later Leopold II)
countryOfBirth Duchy of Lorraine
dateOfBirth 1708-12-08
dateOfDeath 1765-08-18
father Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
formedDynasticUnionWith House of Habsburg
givenName Francis
house House of Habsburg-Lorraine
knownFor ceding Lorraine in exchange for Tuscany under the Treaty of Vienna (1738)
founding the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
language French
German
mannerOfDeath sudden death
mother Élisabeth Charlotte d’Orléans
nobleFamily House of Lorraine
notableEvent War of the Austrian Succession
notableRole co-ruler and consort of Maria Theresa of Austria
placeOfBirth Nancy
placeOfDeath Innsbruck
positionHeld Duke of Lorraine
Grand Duke of Tuscany
Holy Roman Emperor
predecessorAsDukeOfLorraine Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
predecessorAsGrandDukeOfTuscany Gian Gastone de’ Medici
predecessorAsHolyRomanEmperor Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
reignAsDukeOfLorraineEnd 1737
reignAsDukeOfLorraineStart 1729
reignAsGrandDukeOfTuscanyEnd 1765
reignAsGrandDukeOfTuscanyStart 1737
reignAsHolyRomanEmperorEnd 1765
reignAsHolyRomanEmperorStart 1745
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
spouse Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress
linked to: Maria Theresa
successorAsDukeOfLorraine Stanisław Leszczyński
successorAsGrandDukeOfTuscany Leopold I, Grand Duke of Tuscany
successorAsHolyRomanEmperor Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
title Roman King (King of the Romans)
linked to: King of the Romans

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