FRANÇOIS I 1515-1547 - Lot 837

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FRANÇOIS I 1515-1547 - Lot 837
FRANÇOIS I 1515-1547 Bronze medal, undated. The king crowned by Mars and Renommée. (43 mm). TNG VIII,5. Hanging hole. Very nice. François I, known as the father and restorer of letters, son of Charles of Orleans, Count of Angouleme, and Louise of Savoy. He was born in Cognac on September 12, 1494. He succeeded Louis XII, his cousin and father-in-law, and was crowned in Reims by Archbishop Robert de Lenoncourt. Then he left for Italy to conquer the Duchy of Milan as the heir of his great-great-grandmother Valentine Visconti. On September 13, 1515, he defeated the Swiss at Marignan. In 1522, he was taken prisoner at the battle of Pavia. He died on March 31, 1546 after reigning 32 years and 3 months. He had married Claude de France, daughter of Louis XII.
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