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Francis II(encyclopedia)
Francis (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Parkman, Francis(encyclopedia)
Picabia, Francis(encyclopedia)
Quarles, Francis(encyclopedia)
Shula, Don(ald Francis)(encyclopedia)
Drake, Sir Francis(encyclopedia)
Walsingham, Sir Francis(encyclopedia)
Bacon, Francis(dictionary)

arian (oh) and Francis I (sh)


arian (oh)



[Language: Latin; Origin: -arius; -ARY]
[in nouns] someone who believes in or does a particular thing
::a Vegetarian (=someone who does not eat meat)
::a librarian (=someone who works in a library)
[in adjectives] for people of this type, or relating to them
::a Vegetarian restaurant

Francis I (sh)




French Fran?ois

born Sept. 12, 1494, Cognac, France
died March 31, 1547, Rambouillet

King of France (1515-47).

The cousin and son-in-law of Louis XII, Francis succeeded to the throne in 1515. Soon after his coronation he rode off to the Italian Wars (1515-16) and recovered the Duchy of Milan. He was a Renaissance patron of the arts, a humanist, and a popular king who traveled throughout France, curtailing abuses by nobles and providing Games and processions for the people. All this ended with the election in 1519 of Charles V as Holy Roman emperor. Charles was already king of Spain, and his lands now encircled France. Francis vainly sought an alliance with Henry VIII on the Field of Cloth of Gold, then waged a series of wars with Charles from 1521. Francis was taken captive in 1525 and languished in prison, refusing to accede to Charles's exorbitant demands, until in 1526 the French ambassadors concluded a treaty. The war with Charles resumed in 1536, and one of Francis's last diplomatic achievements was an alliance with the Turks against the emperor.


Francis I, portrait by Pierre Dumonstier, after a drawing by Jean Clouet; in the ...

Courtesy of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris