Francis I of France

Francis I (French: François I; 1494 – 1547), born François de Valois et d' Angoulême and nicknamed Francis of the Large Nose, was the King of France from 1515 until his death.
==Biography==
In 1515, Francis succeeded his cousin Louis XII, who died without a male heir. That year, the young widow of Louis XII, Mary Tudor, resided at the Hôtel de Cluny. Fearing that she would give birth to a son who could take his place on the throne, Francis kept her under surveillance. He found her in a romantic relationship with the , her military attaché. After being married, the two were sent to England.Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Hôtel de Cluny
At the same time, he also constructed the Pont au Double in Paris that connects the Île de la Cité with the southern bank of the Seine to transport patients to the Hôtel-Dieu hospital on the Île de la Cité.Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Pont au Double In the course of following years, the Saint-Jacques Tower was also built.Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Tour St. Jacques
In Leonardo da Vinci's later life, Francis offered da Vinci a mansion in Amboise to spend the rest of his years. After da Vinci passed away in 1519, Francis falsely claimed to have been on his deathbed when he drew his last breath, while truthfully da Vinci's friends Ezio Auditore and Niccolò Machiavelli were there when he passed away. When Ezio heard of the rumor from Machiavelli, he stated that "Some people—even Kings—will do anything for publicity".Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel Beginning in 1546, Francis had the Louvre expanded and improved.Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Louvre
In 2012, he was included in a mnemonic set in Abstergo Industries' Project Legacy.Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
==Trivia==
*Though Octavian de Valois is alternately referred to as Baron or Duke of Valois in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Francis was in fact the Duke of Valois at the time.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy 
*Assassin's Creed: Unity 
*Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel 
*Echoes of History 
==References==
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