Definition of Francis ii

1. Noun. The last Holy Roman Emperor (1768-1835).

Exact synonyms: Emperor Francis Ii
Generic synonyms: Holy Roman Emperor

Lexicographical Neighbors of Francis Ii

Francie
Francis
Francis Albert Sinatra
Francis Aston
Francis Bacon
Francis Beaumont
Francis Crick
Francis Drake
Francis Edgar Stanley
Francis Everett Townsend
Francis Ferdinand
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Galton
Francis Henry Compton Crick
Francis Hopkinson
Francis II
Francis Joseph
Francis Joseph I
Francis Peyton Rous
Francis Poulenc
Francis Richard Stockton
Francis Scott Key
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
Francis Turner Palgrave
Franciscan
Franciscan order
Franciscans
Francisco Fernandez Cordoba
Francisco Fernandez de Cordova

Literary usage of Francis ii

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century of the Renaissance: Crowned by the Académie Des Sciences Morales by Louis Batiffol, John Edward Courtenay Bodley (1916)
"francis ii The rise of Protestantism in France ; its favourable reception at Court at first; ... Francis II,-1560. The Guises seize the reins of power. ..."

2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"But his scheme, whatever it was, •wvas frustrated by the young King's death, after a brief illness, on December 5. During the short reign of Francis II a ..."

3. The Papacy and the Levant (1204-1571). by Kenneth M. Setton (1984)
"His last word of advice to Francis II was to give up "! ... Their niece Mary, queen of Scots, had married Francis II. Although François had commanded the ..."

4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... the daughter of Francis I, in 1554 became first president of the court of exchequer (chambre des comptes), and, upon the accession of Francis II (1559), ..."

5. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"On the death of Francis II. (Dec. 5, 1560) Catherine assumed the regency on behalf of her young son, Charles IX. She associated with her in the regency ..."

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