Birthdate: January 19, 1544
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Fontainebleau, France
Died: December 5, 1560
Francis II of France ascended the throne as a young ruler after his father’s passing. His reign was shaped by the early conflicts of the French Wars of Religion. Despite the legal age of majority being 14, his mother Catherine de’ Medici allowed Mary, Queen of Scots’ uncles to govern on his behalf. The House of Guise, loyal to the Catholic cause, faced challenges in supporting Catholics in Scotland during the Scottish Reformation, which ultimately led to the dissolution of the Auld Alliance. Francis’s untimely death from an ear infection created further instability in France.
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