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1544: The Only Man who was simultaneously King of Scotland and France

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1544: The Only Man who was simultaneously King of Scotland and France

Even before he became king of France, the young Francis II was married to Mary, Queen of Scots. With this ...

Even before he became king of France, the young Francis II was married to Mary, Queen of Scots. With this wedding he became King consort of Scotland, and soon after he became King of France too. On th ...

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1806: Holy Roman Empire Abolished

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1806: Holy Roman Empire Abolished

On this day in 1806, Emperor Francis II (Empress Maria Theresa’s grandson) abdicated and thus abolished t ...

On this day in 1806, Emperor Francis II (Empress Maria Theresa’s grandson) abdicated and thus abolished the Holy Roman Empire. It was the end of a thousand-year empire since it had nominally been esta ...

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1792: The Last Holy Roman Emperor

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1792: The Last Holy Roman Emperor

On this day, in 1792, Austrian Archduke Francis II was declared Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. History ...

On this day, in 1792, Austrian Archduke Francis II was declared Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. History would later show that he was also the last emperor of the Empire, which existed for nearly a t ...

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1544: The Only Man who was simultaneously King of Scotland and France

1544: The Only Man who was simultaneously King of Scotland and France

1806: Holy Roman Empire Abolished

1806: Holy Roman Empire Abolished

1792: The Last Holy Roman Emperor

1792: The Last Holy Roman Emperor