Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor

Full name
	Francis Stephen

Francis I
Francis I
	Portrait by Martin van Meytens, c. 1745
Holy Roman Emperor (jure uxoris) ; King consort of Germany
Tenure	13 September 1745 – 18 August 1765
Coronation	4 October 1745, Frankfurt
Predecessor	Charles VII
Successor	Joseph II
Consort of the Austrian Sovereign
Reign	21 November 1740 – 18 August 1765
Predecessor	Maria Theresa
Successor	Joseph II
Co-monarch	Maria Theresa
Grand Duke of Tuscany
Reign	12 July 1737 – 18 August 1765
Predecessor	Gian Gastone
Successor	Leopold I
Duke of Lorraine
Reign	27 March 1729 – 9 July 1737
Predecessor	Leopold
Successor	Stanisław I
Born	8 December 1708; Ducal Palace of Nancy, Lorraine, Holy Roman Empire
Died	18 August 1765 (aged 56); Palace of Innsbruck, Austria
Burial	Imperial Crypt
Spouse	Maria Theresa of Austria (m. 1736)
Issue	Archduchess Maria Elisabeth; Archduchess Maria Anna; Archduchess Maria Carolina; Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor; Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen; Archduchess Maria Elisabeth; Archduke Charles Joseph; Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma; Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor; Archduchess Maria Carolina; Archduchess Johanna Gabriela; Archduchess Maria Josepha; Maria Carolina, Queen of Naples and Sicily; Ferdinand, Duke of Breisgau; Maria Antonia, Queen of France; Maximilian Francis, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne;
Full name
Full name
	Francis Stephen
House	Lorraine
Father	Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
Mother	Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans
Religion	Roman Catholicism
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Francis I (Francis Stephen; 8 December 1708 – 18 August 1765) was the consort of Maria Theresa of Austria. With his wife, he was the founder of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty. From 1728 until 1737 he was Duke of Lorraine, but lost Lorraine when he had to give it to France. He was the father of Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France.