# Francis I - King of France

URL: https://history-france.com/rulers/francis-i
Reign: 1515–1547
Born-Died: 1494 - 1547
Dynasty: Valois-Angoulême
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Francis+I&go=Go

Renaissance monarch who fought Habsburg rivals and promoted arts, architecture and royal centralization.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Louis XII](https://history-france.com/rulers/louis-xii)
- Succeeded by: [Henry II](https://history-france.com/rulers/henry-ii)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1515 - [Francis I becomes king](https://history-france.com/timeline/1515-francis-i-becomes-king)
- 1515 - [Battle of Marignano](https://history-france.com/timeline/1515-battle-of-marignano)
- 1516 - [Concordat of Bologna](https://history-france.com/timeline/1516-concordat-of-bologna)
- 1519 - [Francis I competes for imperial crown](https://history-france.com/timeline/1519-francis-i-competes-for-imperial-crown)
- 1520 - [Field of the Cloth of Gold](https://history-france.com/timeline/1520-field-of-the-cloth-of-gold)
- 1521 - [War resumes with Charles V](https://history-france.com/timeline/1521-war-resumes-with-charles-v)
- 1525 - [Battle of Pavia](https://history-france.com/timeline/1525-battle-of-pavia)
- 1526 - [Treaty of Madrid](https://history-france.com/timeline/1526-treaty-of-madrid)
- 1527 - [League of Cognac continues Habsburg-Valois struggle](https://history-france.com/timeline/1527-league-of-cognac-continues-habsburg-valois-struggle)
- 1529 - [Peace of Cambrai](https://history-france.com/timeline/1529-peace-of-cambrai)
- 1530 - [Collège de France founded](https://history-france.com/timeline/1530-college-de-france-founded)
- 1534 - [Affair of the Placards](https://history-france.com/timeline/1534-affair-of-the-placards)
- 1534 - [Jacques Cartier explores Gulf of Saint Lawrence](https://history-france.com/timeline/1534-jacques-cartier-explores-gulf-of-saint-lawrence)
- 1535 - [Cartier reaches Stadacona and Hochelaga](https://history-france.com/timeline/1535-cartier-reaches-stadacona-and-hochelaga)
- 1536 - [Ottoman-French alliance takes shape](https://history-france.com/timeline/1536-ottoman-french-alliance-takes-shape)
- 1539 - [Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts](https://history-france.com/timeline/1539-ordinance-of-villers-cotterets)
- 1541 - [Cartier-Roberval colony attempt](https://history-france.com/timeline/1541-cartier-roberval-colony-attempt)
- 1544 - [Treaty of Crépy](https://history-france.com/timeline/1544-treaty-of-crepy)
- 1547 - [Henry II becomes king](https://history-france.com/timeline/1547-henry-ii-becomes-king)