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Biography of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor 1708-1765

Paternal Family Tree: Metx

Maternal Family Tree: Charlotte Hesse-Kassel 1627-1686

On 13 Oct 1698 [his father] Leopold Duke of Lorraine (age 19) and [his mother] Élisabeth Charlotte Bourbon Duchess Lorraine (age 22) were married. She by marriage Duchess Lorraine. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans (age 58) and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern Duchess Orléans (age 46). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 08 Dec 1708 Francis I Holy Roman Emperor was born to Leopold Duke of Lorraine (age 29) and Élisabeth Charlotte Bourbon Duchess Lorraine (age 32). He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 27 Mar 1729 [his father] Leopold Duke of Lorraine (age 49) died.

On 14 Feb 1736 Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (age 27) and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor (age 50) and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Holy Roman Empress (age 44). He the son of Leopold Duke of Lorraine and Élisabeth Charlotte Bourbon Duchess Lorraine (age 59). They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 13 May 1742 [his daughter] Maria Christina Duchess of Teschen was born to Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (age 33) and [his wife] Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 25).

On 23 Dec 1744 [his mother] Élisabeth Charlotte Bourbon Duchess Lorraine (age 68) died.

On 13 Sep 1745 Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (age 36) succeeded I Holy Roman Emperor. [his wife] Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 28) by marriage Holy Roman Empress.

On 26 Feb 1746 [his daughter] Maria Amalia Duchess of Parma was born to Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (age 37) and [his wife] Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 28).

On 05 May 1747 [his son] Leopold II Holy Roman Emperor was born to Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (age 38) and [his wife] Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 29).

On 04 Feb 1750 [his daughter] Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria was born to Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (age 41) and [his wife] Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 32).

On 13 Aug 1752 [his daughter] Maria Caroline of Austria Queen Consort of Naples and Sicily was born to Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (age 43) and [his wife] Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 35).

On 01 Jun 1754 [his son] Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria-Este was born to Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (age 45) and [his wife] Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 37).

On 02 Nov 1755 [his daughter] Queen Marie Antoinette of France was born to Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (age 46) and [his wife] Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 38).

On 05 Aug 1765 [his son] Leopold II Holy Roman Emperor (age 18) and [his daughter-in-law] Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Charles III King Spain (age 49) and Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain. He the son of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (age 56) and [his wife] Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 48). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 18 Aug 1765 Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (age 56) died.

On 29 Nov 1780 [his former wife] Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 63) died.

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor 1708-1765 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 1566-1625

Royal Ancestors of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor 1708-1765

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great Grand Son of Louis XIII King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor 1708-1765

Francis Lorraine II Holy Roman Emperor

Louis XVII King France

Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain

Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain

Ancestors of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor 1708-1765

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Lorraine II Duke Lorraine 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry II of France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Medici Queen Consort France

Great x 1 Grandfather: Nicolas Lorraine II Duke Lorraine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Charles V Duke of Lorraine 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Father: Leopold Duke of Lorraine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon Duke Vendôme 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Antoine King Navarre 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Françoise Valois Countess Vendôme 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry II of Navarre 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis XIII King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanna of Austria Grand Duchess Tuscany 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon Holy Roman Empress 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles V Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip III King Spain 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria of Spain Holy Roman Empress 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Habsburg Spain II Archduke Austria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon Holy Roman Empress 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Mother: Élisabeth Charlotte Bourbon Duchess Lorraine 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VI Elector Palatine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern Duchess Orléans Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William IV Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Maurice of Hesse-Kassel 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Landgrave William V of Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England