Francis II

American  

noun

1. Francis I2

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Francis II British  

noun

1. 1544–60, king of France (1559–60); son of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici; first husband of Mary, Queen of Scots

2. 1768–1835, last Holy Roman Emperor (1792–1806) and, as Francis I, first emperor of Austria (1804–35). The Holy Roman Empire was dissolved (1806) following his defeat by Napoleon at Austerlitz

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Example Sentences

Pigeons raced, fluttered, hovered and dive-bombed for their lunch, and St. Francis II was enveloped in a rush of flapping wings.

From Los Angeles Times

House of Cardinals: After the mysterious demise of his predecessor, Pope Francis II takes control of the Vatican.

From Washington Post

This second “docile and tame” rhinoceros lived for about a year in Pidcock’s menagerie before he sold it to a highly esteemed client; the Holy Roman Emperor Francis II acquired it for £1000.

From The Guardian

The only successful attempt was that of Francis II., one of the Medicis, who produced a few pieces of soft porcelain recognizable by their mark, representing the dome of Florence.

From Project Gutenberg

Francis II., who succeeded Henry II. at the age of sixteen, married Mary Stuart, and fell under the domination of the queen’s uncles, the Guises, who were to lead the anti-Reform party.

From Project Gutenberg