Title: Francis I
Description: Catherine de Medici's father-in-law, King Francis of France, was the perfect Renaissance knight, the movement's exemplar and its Gallic interpreter. An aesthete, diplomat par excellence, and contemporary of Machiavelli, Francis was the founder of modern France, whose sheer force of will and personality molded his kingdom into the first European superpower. Arguably the man who introduced the Renaissance to France, Francis was also the prototype Frenchman--a national identity was modeled on his character. So great was his stamp, that few countries even now are quite so robustly patriotic as is France.
Subjects: History, France, history, bourbons, 1589-1789, Francis i, king of france, 1494-1547, Biography, Kings and rulers, Francis , 1494-1547, Dc113 .f75 2018, 944/.028092
Places: France
People: Francis I King of France (1494-1547)
Time periods: 16th century