Francis I Biography and Timeline

Alliance Francis I and Scotland

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Invasion of England

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Marriage

Marries Claude de France daughter of Louis XII

Role range: 1515-1547

Battle of Marignano

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

Role range: 1482-1503 – 1515-1547

Concordat

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Succession

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Capture of Lombardy

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Victory at Marignano

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Concordat

Concludes a concordat with Pope Leo X

Role range: 1515-1547

Election

Loses the election for Holy Roman Emperor to Charles V

Role range: 1515-1547

Rule of Milan

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

Role range: 1526-1530

Treaty of Noyon

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

Role range: 1526-1530

Peace

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Rule of Milan

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Rule of Milan

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Rule of Verona

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Treaty of Brussels

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Concordat of Bologna Replaces Bourges Framework

Francis I concluded the Concordat of Bologna, altering the French crown's relationship with papal appointment powers.

Treaty of Rouen

Negotiates the Treaty with the Duke of Albany

Role range: 1515-1547

Treaty of Universal Peace

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Recovery of Tournai

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Recognition of Navarre as part of Spain

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Election

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Succession

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Receives Cardinal Wolsey

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Entertains Henry VII at Field of Cloth of Gold near Guines

Entertains Henry VII at Field of Cloth of Gold near Guines

Role range: 1515-1547

Bids Henry VIII farewell at the Field of Cloth of Gold

Bids Henry VIII farewell at the Field of Cloth of Gold

Role range: 1515-1547

Meeting with Henty VIII

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Border Settlement at Paris

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Invasion of Navarre

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Siege of Genoa

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

Role range: 1482-1503 – 1515-1547

Arrest of Francis I

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Battle of Pavia

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Battle of Pavia

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

Role range: 1482-1503 – 1515-1547

Treaty of More

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

Role range: 1515-1547

Capture of Milan

Francis Is campaign in Italy begins with the capture of Milan

Role range: 1482-1503 – 1515-1547

Invasion of Italy

Francis Is campaign in Italy begins with the capture of Milan

Role range: 1482-1503 – 1515-1547

Siege of Milan

Francis Is campaign in Italy begins with the capture of Milan

Role range: 1482-1503 – 1515-1547

Siege of Pavia

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

Role range: 1482-1503 – 1515-1547

Rule of Artois

Surrenders Artois to Charles V

Role range: 1515-1547