Leonardo's last employer
Francis I brought Leonardo da Vinci to France in 1516 and gave him the manor of Clos Lucé near Amboise. Vasari says the king held Leonardo's head in his arms as he died in 1519, a story that may be legend.
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Francis I of France
1494–1547 · Valois
King of France from 1515 to 1547. Born at Cognac. Died at Rambouillet.
See Francis I of France on the tree On the map Thrones
Reigned
| 1515–1547 | King of France |
Family
- Father
- Charles, Count of Angoulême
- Mother
- Louise of Savoy
- Married
- Claude of France 1514
Eleanor of Austria 1530 - Children (7)
- Louise de France 1515
Charlotte of Valois 1516
Francis III 1518
Henry II of France 1519
Madeleine of Valois 1520
Charles II, Duke of Orléans 1522
Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry 1523 - Siblings (2)
- Jeanne d'Angoulême 1480
Margaret of Valois-Angoulême 1492
Related to
- Francis I of France was the 20× great-grandson of Charlemagne.
- Francis I of France was the second cousin 11 times removed of Victoria.
- Francis I of France was the 3× great-uncle of Louis XIV of France.