Francis I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1745 to 1765, Archduke of Austria from 1740 to 1765, Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1729 to 1737, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1737 to 1765. He became ruler of the Holy Roman Empire and Tuscany through his marriage to his second cousin Maria Theresa of Austria, daughter of Emperor Charles VI, and was the last non-Habsburg monarch of the empire. He and Maria Theresa founded the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and their marriage produced sixteen children.
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was Holy Roman Emperor from 1745 to 1765
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8 December 1708
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Francis was born in Lunéville, Lorraine (now in France)
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18 August 1765
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Hofburg, Innsbruck
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Francis I (Francis Stephen;
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He became ruler of the Holy Roman Empire and Tuscany through his marriage to his second cousin Maria Theresa of Austria, daughter of Emperor Charles VI, and was the last non-Habsburg monarch of the empire.
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Infobox: born 1708-12-8; died 1765-8-18
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