Birth of Francis II19 January 1544
Birth of Francis II
Historical person
Francis II Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Francis II, based on 6 World History Database records associated with France.
6 records1544–15606 events4 places
Chronological biography
1544
1559
Accession10 July 1559
Francis II succeeds his father Henry II as King of France
Guise Faction Ascendant10 July 1559
Francis II's accession strengthens the political influence of the Guise family
1560
Amboise ConspiracyMarch 1560
Conspiracy seeks to remove Guise influence from the young king
Treaty of Edinburgh6 July 1560
French representatives accept terms for withdrawal from Scotland
Death of Francis II5 December 1560
Francis II dies after a short reign dominated by Guise influence
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.