Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
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| Birthname | François Etienne | ||||
| born on | 8 December 1708 at 02:00 (= 02:00 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Nancy, France, 48n41, 6e12 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m6e12 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   16°09'   28°57 Asc. 12°17'
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Biography
Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany, though his wife effectively executed the real powers of those positions. With his wife, Maria Theresa, he was the founder of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty. From 1728 until 1737 he was Duke of Lorraine. In 1737, Lorraine became managed by France under terms resulting from the War of the Polish Succession. Francis and the House of Lorraine received the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in the peace treaty that ended that war. After taking the throne of the Holy Roman Empire, the return of the ancestral duchy of Lorraine went nominally to his brother Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (who was however engaged in ruling the Austrian Netherlands), until succession under derivate house alliances resulted in Lorraine's annexation to France in 1766.
Maria Theresa and Francis I had sixteen children—their youngest daughter was the future queen consort of France, Marie Antoinette (1755–1793). He was officially succeeded by his eldest son Joseph II although the real power remained with his wife. Another son was the Emperor Leopold II.
Francis was quite the philanderer and was known for his many indiscreet affairs, notably one with Maria Wilhelmina, Princess of Auersperg, who was thirty years his junior. This particular affair was remarked upon in the letters and journals of visitors to the court and in those of his children.
He died suddenly in his carriage while returning from the opera at Innsbruck on 18 August 1765.
Relationships
- parent->child relationship with Ferdinand, Duke of Breisgau (born 1 June 1754)
- parent->child relationship with Johanna Gabriele, Archduchess of Austria (born 4 February 1750)
- parent->child relationship with Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 13 March 1741)
- parent->child relationship with Karl Joseph, Archduke of Austria (1745) (born 1 February 1745)
- parent->child relationship with Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 5 May 1747)
- parent->child relationship with Maria Amalia, Archduchess of Austria (1746) (born 26 February 1746)
- parent->child relationship with Maria Anna, Archduchess of Austria (1738) (born 6 October 1738)
- parent->child relationship with Maria Carolina, Queen of Naples and Sicily (born 13 August 1752)
- parent->child relationship with Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen (born 13 May 1742)
- parent->child relationship with Maria Elisabeth, Archduchess of Austria (1737) (born 5 February 1737)
- parent->child relationship with Maria Elisabeth, Archduchess of Austria (1743) (born 13 August 1743)
- parent->child relationship with Maria Josepha, Archduchess of Austria (born 19 March 1751)
- parent->child relationship with Maria Karolina, Archduchess of Austria (1740) (born 12 January 1740)
- parent->child relationship with Maria Karolina, Archduchess of Austria (1748) (born 17 September 1748)
- parent->child relationship with Marie Antoinette, Queen Consort (born 2 November 1755)
- parent->child relationship with Maximilian Franz, Archduke of Austria (born 8 December 1756)
- spouse relationship with Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress (born 13 May 1717). Notes: 1736-1765
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes from "Franz I. Stephan: an der Seite einer grossen Frau" by Georg Schreiber (Styria, 1986), p. 14: "Er wurde am 8. Dezember 1708 nach zwei Uhr morgens geboren und unmittelbar danach getauft."
Categories
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (Maria Therese, Holy Roman Empress)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (One)
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Sixteen)
- Notable : Famous : Royal family (House of Lorraine)
