Francis II

noun

1. Francis I2

Francis II

noun

1. Francis II15441560MFrenchPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1544–60, king of France (1559–60); son of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici; first husband of Mary, Queen of Scots
2. Francis II17681835MAustrianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1768–1835, last Holy Roman Emperor (1792–1806) and, as Francis I, first emperor of Austria (1804–35). The Holy Roman Empire was dissolved (1806) following his defeat by Napoleon at Austerlitz

Example Sentences

Pigeons raced, fluttered, hovered and dive-bombed for their lunch, and St. Francis II was enveloped in a rush of flapping wings.

From Los Angeles Times

House of Cardinals: After the mysterious demise of his predecessor, Pope Francis II takes control of the Vatican.

From Washington Post

This second “docile and tame” rhinoceros lived for about a year in Pidcock’s menagerie before he sold it to a highly esteemed client; the Holy Roman Emperor Francis II acquired it for £1000.

From The Guardian

The only successful attempt was that of Francis II., one of the Medicis, who produced a few pieces of soft porcelain recognizable by their mark, representing the dome of Florence.

From Project Gutenberg

Francis II., who succeeded Henry II. at the age of sixteen, married Mary Stuart, and fell under the domination of the queen’s uncles, the Guises, who were to lead the anti-Reform party.

From Project Gutenberg