Emperor Francis I of the Holy Roman Empire

From redevance
HIM The Holy Roman Emperor
Titles Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

Grand Duke of Tuscany

Reign 12 July 1737 - 18 August 1765

as Grand Duke of Tuscany

Predecessor Grand Duke Gian Gastone of Tuscany

as Grand Duke of Tuscany

Successor Leopold I
Biographical Information
Born 8 December 1708

Luneville, Lorraine, Holy Roman Empire

Died 18 August 1765 (aged 56)

Innsbruck, Austria, Holy Roman Empire

Spouse Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria

(m. 1735; d. 1765)

Issue Archduchess Maria Elisabeth

Archduchess Maria Anna
Archduchess Maria Carolina
Joseph II
Archduchess Maria Christina
Archduchess Maria Elisabeth
Archduke Charles Joseph
Archduchess Maria Amalia
Leopold II
Archduchess Maria Carolina
Archduchess Maria Johanna
Archduchess Maria Josepha
Archduchess Maria Carolina
Archduke Ferdinand
Archduchess Maria Antonia
Archduke Maximilian Franz

Name Francis Stephen
House Habsburg
Father Duke Leopold of Lorraine
Mother Princess Elisabeth Charlotte d'Orleans
Religion Roman Catholic

General

Life[edit | edit source]

TBA

Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]

TBA

Photo Name Birth Death Marriage
Archduchess Maria Elisabeth 5 February 1737 7 June 1740 (aged 3) Died in childhood
Archduchess Maria Anna 6 October 1738 19 November 1789 (aged 51) Died unmarried and without issue
Archduchess Maria Carolina 12 January 1740 25 January 1741 (aged 1) Died in infancy
Joseph II 13 March 1741 20 February 1790 (aged 48) (1) Princess Isabella of Parma (m. 1760); had issue

(2) Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria (m. 1765); no issue

Archduchess Maria Christina 13 May 1742 24 June 1798 (aged 56) Duke Albert Casimir of Teschen (m. 1766); had issue
Archduchess Maria Elisabeth 13 August 1743 22 September 1808 (aged 65) Died unmarried and without issue
Archduke Charles Joseph 1 February 1745 18 January 1761 (aged 15) Died in adolescence
Archduchess Maria Amalia 26 February 1746 18 June 1804 (aged 58) Duke Ferdinand of Parma (m. 1769); had issue
Leopold II 5 May 1747 1 March 1792 (aged 44) Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain (m. 1764); had issue
Archduchess Maria Carolina 17 September 1748 17 September 1748 (aged 0) Died shortly after birth
Archduchess Maria Johanna 4 February 1750 23 December 1762 (aged 12) Died in adolescence
Archduchess Maria Josepha 19 March 1751 15 October 1767 (aged 16) Died in adolescence
Archduchess Maria Carolina 13 August 1752 8 September 1814 (aged 62) King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (m. 1768); had issue
Archduke Ferdinand 1 June 1754 24 December 1806 (aged 52) Duchess Maria Beatrice of Massa (m. 1771); had issue
Archduchess Maria Antonia 2 November 1755 16 October 1793 (aged 37) King Louis XVI of France (m. 1770); had issue
Archduke Maximilian Franz 8 December 1756 27 July 1801 (aged 44) Died unmarried and without issue

Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]

  • 1708-1729 Prince Francis d'Lorraine
  • 1729-1737 Francis, Duke of Lorraine
  • 1737-1740 Francis Stephen, Grand Duke of Tuscany
  • 1740-1745 Francis, Archduke of Austria
  • 1745-1765 Francis, Holy Roman Emperor

Ancestry[edit | edit source]

Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents
Duke Leopold of Lorraine Duke Charles V of Lorraine

Archduchess Eleonore of Austria

Duke Nicholas Francis of Lorraine

Princess Claude Francoise d'Lorraine

Emperor Ferdinand III of the Holy Roman Empire

Eleonora Gonzaga

Duke Francis II of Lorraine

Countess Christina of Salm-Badenweiler

Duke Henry II of Lorraine

Margherita Gonzaga

Emperor Ferdinand II of the Holy Roman Empire

Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria

Duke Charles II of Nevers

Duchess Maria of Montferrat

Princess Elisabeth Charlotte d'Orleans Duke Philip of Orleans

Princess Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate

King Louis XIII of France

Archduchess Anne of Austria

Elector Charles I Louis of the Palatinate

Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel

King Henry IV of France

Marie de Medici

King Philip III of Spain

Archduchess Margaret of Austria

Elector Frederick V of the Palatinate

Elizabeth Stuart

Landgrave William V of Hesse-Kassel

Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Munzenberg