ISBN: 9781156182161

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Francis I (Francis Stephen; 8 December 1708 18 August 1765) was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany, though his wife effectively executed the real power of those positions. With his wife, Maria Theresa, he was the founder of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty. From 1728 until 1737 he was Duke of Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Francis I (Francis Stephen; 8 December 1708 18 August 1765) was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany, though his wife effectively executed the real power of those positions. With his wife, Maria Theresa, he was the founder of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty. From 1728 until 1737 he was Duke of Lorraine, but lost this title when he was pressured into giving up his territory so France could put their own candidate in power as part of a long-term plan to annexe Lorraine. Gold coin, commemorating Emperor Francis' coronation in 1745 Silver coin of Francis I, dated 1754. The Latin inscription reads on the obverse FRANCISCVS D G ROM IMP SEMP AVG, or in English, "Francis, by the Grace of God, Emperor of the Romans, forever Augustus" and on the reverse MONETA REIP RATISBON or in English, "Mint of the Republic of Ratisbon."He was born in Nancy, Lorraine (now in France), the oldest surviving son of Leopold Joseph, duke of Lorraine, and his wife Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, daughter of Philippe, duc d'Orléans. He was connected with the Habsburgs through his grandmother Eleonora Maria, daughter of Emperor Ferdinand III, and wife of Charles Leopold of Lorraine, his grandfather. He was very close to his brother and sister Anne Charlotte. Emperor Charles VI favored the family, who, besides being his cousins, had served the house of Austria with distinction. He had designed to marry his daughter Maria Theresa to Francis' older brother Leopold Clement. On Leopold Clement's death, Charles adopted the younger brother as his future son-in-law. Francis was brought up in Vienna with Maria Theresa on the understanding that they were to be married, and a real affection arose between them. At the age of 15, when he was brought to Vienna, he was established in. Books, , Hereditary-Princes-of-Lorraine~~Books-LLC, , , , , , , , , , General Books LLC<