Francis I Biography

Sends 2 shiploads of weepons to Scotland. James IV accepts finance & equipment for a "2nd front" against England

James IV accepts finance & equipment for a "2nd front" against England

Marries Claude de France daughter of Louis XII

Victorious against the Holy League in Northern Italy & gains possession of Lombardy

The King of France is given the leadership of the gallican Church

Succeeds as King of France, son of Charles Count of Angouleme

Victorious against the Holy League in Northern Italy & gains possession of Lombardy

Pope Clement VII forms an alliance with the victor of Marignano. Francis I, King of France, in alliance with the Venetians, achieves a hard-fought victory over the Swiss cantons

Concludes a concordat with Pope Leo X

Loses the election for Holy Roman Emperor to Charles V

Milan remains French & Verona is sold to Venice for 60,000 ducats. Concludes peace with Maximilian

The Treaty of Noyon, signed by Francis and Charles V recognizes French claims to Milan and Spanish claims to Naples, removing Spain from the war

Treaty of Brussels acceptss French occupation of Milan, but also confirmed Venetian claims to the remainder of the Imperial possessions in Lombardy (except for Cremona), effectively ending the war with a return to the status quo of 1508

Treaty of Brussels acceptss French occupation of Milan, but also confirmed Venetian claims to the remainder of the Imperial possessions in Lombardy (except for Cremona), effectively ending the war with a return to the status quo of 1508. Concludes peace with Maximilian, Milan remains French

Concludes peace with Maximilian, Verona is sold to Venice for 60,000 ducats

Treaty of Brussels acceptss French occupation of Milan, but also confirmed Venetian claims to the remainder of the Imperial possessions in Lombardy (except for Cremona), effectively ending the war with a return to the status quo of 1508

The Treaty of Noyon, signed by Francis and Charles V recognizes French claims to Milan and Spanish claims to Naples, removing Spain from the war. Charles of Spain & Francis I sign the Treaty of Noyan to establish friendly relations

Negotiates the Treaty with the Duke of Albany

A peace Treaty with Charles of Spain recognizes Navarre as part of Spain

Accepts the Anglo-French peace agreement and participates in the wider scheme for collective European security.

Secures the planned restoration of Tournai to France through financial and diplomatic arrangements with Henry VIII.

Defeated in election for the Imperial throne by Charles I of Spain, Emperor Charles V

Defeated in election for the Imperial throne by Charles I of Spain, Emperor Charles V

Returns the Duke of Albany to Scotland to harass the English border

Receives Cardinal Wolsey who informs him of Henry VIIIs arrival in Calais

Entertains Henry VII at Field of Cloth of Gold near Guines

Bids Henry VIII farewell at the Field of Cloth of Gold

Meets Henty VIII after the Field of Cloth of Gold on the border of Gravelines & Calais

Invades Navarre which had been conquered by Ferdinand of Spain in 1512

Genoa falls to the Imperial forces led by Fernando de Avalos & Prosper Colonna

Francis Is campaign in Italy begins with the capture of Milan

Francis Is campaign in Italy begins with the capture of Milan

Francis Is campaign in Italy begins with the capture of Milan

Francis I lays siege to Pavia, 20 miles south of Milan. Fernando Francisco de Avalos raises Franicis Is siege of Pavia

Francis I is captured in Lombardy by the Viceroy of Naples in a war against Charles I

Francis I is captured in Lombardy by the Viceroy of Naples in a war against Charles I

Death of Louis de la Tr‚moille, dies from wounds inflicted at the Battle of Pavia. Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor, defeats Francis I, King of France, taking him prisoner to Spain

Henry VIII agrees to help release Francis I from Charles V for 2,000,000 Ecus

Forms an alliance with Suleiman the Magnificent against Emperor Charles V

Forms an alliance with Suleiman the Magnificent against Emperor Charles V

Surrenders Artois to Charles V

Surrenders Burgundy to Charles V

Surrenders Flanders to Charles V

Signs a Treaty giving up all claims in Italy

Francis I accepts terms surrendering claims affecting Flanders while imprisoned after the Battle of Pavia.

The League of Cognac is formed with the Pope, Milan, Venice, & Florence. The Alliance is formed against Charles V but is swiftly defeated

Renounces the Treaty of Madrid, claiming it was made under duress

Charles V beseiges Rome & Clement VII is forced to agree to a council

Charles V beseiges Rome & Clement VII is forced to agree to a council

Agrees to perpetual peace with England ending the hostilities commenced in 1522

Henry VIII approves the election of Francis I to the Order of the Garter

Henry VIII approves the election of Francis I to the Order of the Garter

Paris becomes the capital of France

Signs a peace Treaty with the Turks

Signs a trade Treaty with the Turks

Wages a war against the Empire for a 2nd time, loses & signs the Treaty of Cambrrai

Delegates from 66 Calvinist congregations in France meet secretly at Paris in a national synod which draws up a confession of faith and a book of discipline, thus was organized the first national Protestant church of France

Lutheranism was introduced in France after about 1520, Francis I was tolerant of religious reformers, but after the Affair of the Placards in 1534, he began to view Protestants as a threat and openly moved against them

Charles V & Francis I agree not to ally with England except by mutual agreement

Conducts a 3rd war against the Empire & wins a victory at the Battle of Ceresole Alba

Gives up Naples to the Empire & Charles V returns Burgundy

Promises help against the Protestant Estates of the Holy Roman Empire

Gives up Naples to the Empire & Charles V returns Burgundy

Under the Peace of Crespy Charles V returns Burgundy. Under the Peace of Crespy Charles V gives up Burgundy to Francis I

Gives up Naples to the Empire & Charles V returns Burgundy

Under the Peace of Crespy Francis I gives up Naples to the Empire. Under the Peace of Crespy France gives up its claim to Naples

Charles V & Francois I make peace in the Treaty of Crepy-en-Valois

A peace Treaty is ratified with the English at Hampton Court, August

Death of Francis I