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Françoise I

Posted on January 13, 2019 Updated on June 13, 2021

Francis I of France
King of France (1494-1547)
Ushered in the Renaissance
Befriended Leonardo da Vinci, sat at his death-bed, acquired the Mona Lisa and other Da Vinci works so that even though da Vinci hails from Florence Italy, le Louvre holds the largest collection of his paintings

Succeed his cousin Louis XII as king of France in 1515

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1&biw=1920&bih=965&ei=dGk7XMyCL-aatgWrwKvoCA&q=francois+I&

Tomb at Saint Denis

https://uk.tourisme93.com/basilica/the-tomb-of-francois.html

Francis I – the salamander king
https://hemmahoshilde.wordpress.com/2015/05/21/francis-i-with-his-salamander/

Kings and Queens of France