* 1806 – Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates ending the Holy Roman Empire.

Alfonso was the son of Queen Isabella II of Spain, and allegedly, of her husband and King Consort, Francis, Duke of Cádiz.

Thus, there was seen a need for a new law that would ensure the continuance of the succession following the death of the last legal heir under the Bill of Rights, being Princess Anne, guaranteeing the line of succession would continue in the Protestant line, and excluding any possible claims by the deposed James II or his son and daughter, James Francis Edward and Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart.

* 1804 – Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria.

Due, however, to their satiric and overtly liberal political inclinations, both operas were seen as unsuitable for public performance in the politically reactive cultures of Leopold II and later Francis II.

He was also the younger brother of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor.

In 1806 Francis II ( now Francis I of Austria ) named the Archduke Charles, already a field marshal, as Commander in Chief of the Austrian army and Head of the Council of War.

** Francis II ( 1559 – 1560 )

** Francis II ( 1859 – 1860 )

** Francis II ( 1458 – 1488 )

* Francis II ( 1559 – 1560 )

The music was written by Joseph Haydn in 1797 as an anthem for the birthday of the Austrian Emperor Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire.

The song was a birthday anthem to Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor of the House of Habsburg.

His grandfather, Thomas Francis, founder of the Carignano line of the House of Savoy, was the son of Catherine Michelle – a daughter of Philip II of Spain – and the great-grandson of the Emperor Charles V. But of more immediate consequence to Leopold I was the fact that Eugene was the second cousin of Victor Amadeus, the Duke of Savoy, a connection that the Emperor hoped might prove useful in any future confrontation with France.

Of equal alarm was Francis II Rákóczi's revolt which, by the end of the year, had reached as far as Moravia and Lower Austria.

The first Austrian Emperor was the last Holy Roman Emperor Francis II.

With the size of his imperial realm significantly reduced, Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor became Francis I, Emperor of Austria.

Meanwhile, Sir Francis Drake had undertaken a major voyage against Spanish ports and ships to the Caribbean in 1585 and 1586, and in 1587 had made a successful raid on Cadiz, destroying the Spanish fleet of war ships intended for the Enterprise of England: Philip II had decided to take the war to England.

Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma ( born Prince Louis of Battenberg ; 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979 ), was a British statesman and naval officer, an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and second cousin once removed to Elizabeth II.

Francis II may refer to:

* Francis II, Duke of Brittany ( 1433 – 1488 )

* Francis II of France ( 1544 – 1560 )

Francis Ford Coppola (, ; born April 7, 1939 )

Franz Josef Land, Franz Joseph Land, or Francis Joseph's Land (, Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa ) is an archipelago located in the far north of Russia.

Initially, the party cannot find anything at the coordinates (, off the Mouchoir Bank ), but then Tintin hypothesizes that Sir Francis Haddock used the Paris Meridian instead of Greenwich ( which would yield, off the Navidad Bank ).

Francis II Rákóczi (, Hungarian pronunciation: ; 27 March 1676 in Borsi, Royal Hungary – 8 April 1735 in Tekirdağ, Ottoman Empire ) was a Hungarian aristocrat and leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince ( fejedelem ) of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary.

Tan Sri Dato ' Francis Yeoh Sock Ping, CBE </ small > (, born August 23, 1954 ) is a prominent business personality in Malaysia, and the eldest son of Malaysian billionaire Tan Sri Dato ' Seri Yeoh Tiong Lay.

She was christened at Marlborough House on 6 August 1868 by Archibald Campbell Tait, Bishop of London, and her godparents were: her paternal grandmother Queen Victoria ( for whom The Duchess of Cambridge stood proxy ), The Emperor of Russia ( for whom the Russian ambassador Philipp, Graf de Brunnow, stood proxy ), The Tsarevitch of Russia, The Prince Arthur ( her paternal uncle ), Prince Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine ( her father's brother-in-law ), Prince George of Hesse-Cassel ( her mother's great-uncle ), her mother's sister-in-law The Queen of Greece ( for whom The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz stood proxy ), The Dowager Queen of Denmark, The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the Queen's cousin Princess Francis of Teck and Princess Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau.

Francis and Margery ( Winslowe Tyringham ) Bernard and was christened on 12 July 1712.

Saint Francis of Assisi ( born Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone ; 1181 died: October 3, 1226 ) was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher.

The Basilica of San Francesco d ' Assisi | Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi | St Francis of Assisi

The Ducal Palace, begun by Francesco I d ' Este in 1634 and finished by Francis V, was the seat of the Este court from the 17-19th century.

Francis Hyacinth ( Francesco Giacinto ; 14 September 1632 – 4 October 1638 ) was the Duke of Savoy from 1637 to 1638 under regency of his mother Marie Christine.

In the 1647 campaign, Thomas Francis is mentioned as commanding alongside the French general in the forces sent across north Italy to work with the Duke of Modena Francesco I d ' Este who had just allied with France and opened up a ' second front ' against the Spaniards in Milan, though Mazarin confessed that he had appointed Thomas only because he feared that, if left behind in Piedmont, the Prince's restless spirit would make more trouble.

After the 1655 campaign, Thomas Francis returned to Turin where he died the following January ; the suggestion in Spanheim that he died at the siege of Pavia is not supported-malaria, a common problem in the marshes of the Po valley, carried him off, as it carried off his successor as allied commander-in-chief, Francesco I d ' Este.

Thomas Francis of Savoy ( Italian Tommaso Francesco di Savoia, Principe di Carignano, French Thomas François de Savoie, Prince de Carignan ; 21 December 1596 – 22 January 1656 ) was an Italian military commander, the founder of the Savoy-Carignano branch of the House of Savoy which reigned as kings of Sardinia from 1831 to 1861, and as kings of Italy from 1861 until the dynasty's deposition in 1946.

Constantly struggling with the Guelph Perugia, it was during one of those battles, the battle at Ponte San Giovanni, that Francesco di Bernardone, ( Saint Francis of Assisi ), was taken prisoner, setting in motion the events that eventually led him to live as a beggar, renounce the world and establish the Order of Friars Minor.

* The Basilica of San Francesco d ' Assisi ( St. Francis ) is a World Heritage Site.

The city's as well as the national Shrine of Francis of Assisi, the city's namesake which also contains a small reproduction of the Basilica of San Francesco d ' Assisi, is located in a small chapel on Vallejo Street.

Frank Sinatra continued his legendary career, and was joined by Mario Lanza, Perry Como, Dean Martin ( Dino Crocetti ), Tony Bennett ( Benedetto ), Frankie Laine ( Francesco LoVecchio ), Vic Damone ( Vito Farinola ), Don Cornell ( Luigi Varlaro ), Bobby Darin ( Walden Cassotto ), Johnny Desmond ( Giovanni De Simone ), Bobby Rydell ( Ridarelli ), Julius La Rosa, Connie Francis ( Concetta Franconero ), Joanie James ( Giovanna Babbo ), Madonna and a host of others.

It was there that Selig made Hemingways's business and social introductions to his friends, such as Marian McEvoy, fashion editor at Women's Wear Daily ; photographer Francesco Scavullo ; fashion designer Halston ; Vogue magazine fashion editor Francis Stein ; and Jon Revson, Selig's cousin.

Portrait of Francesco Bartolozzi by Lemuel Francis Abbott.

The third war between Charles and Francis began with the death of Francesco Maria Sforza, the duke of Milan.

This naturalism is also evident in the Basilica of San Francesco d ' Assisi in Assisi, built in the early years of the 13th century in honor of the newly canonized St. Francis.

On the left aisle, there is the tomb of the Bishop of Lecce Archbishop Francesco Minerva ( 1904 – 2004 ) following three chapels: one containing the relics, chalices, crucifixes, and a silver bust of the saint enclosed by an iron grating, and the other dedicated to St. Anthony ( but with canvas representing St. Francis of Assisi ), the third devoted to St. Anne.

Stigmata of St Francis, Basilica of San Francesco d ' Assisi

Madonna with St Francis and St John the Evangelist, Basilica of San Francesco d ' Assisi

Saint Francis of Paola, O. M., ( or: Francesco di Paola or Saint Francis the Fire Handler, March 27, 1416 – April 2, 1507 ) was an Italian mendicant friar and the founder of the Roman Catholic Order of Minims.

* Fran-Frances, Francis, Francesca, Francesco, Francine

* Franki, Frankie, Franky-Frances, Francis, Francesca, Francesco, Francine, Frank, Franklin

* Franni, Frannie, Franny-Frances, Francis, Francesca, Francesco, Francine