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Francis I (1494-1547) King of France (1515-1547). "Gay and voluptuous, Francis was still capable of heroic impulses and acts of splendid generosity. He was a generous patron of the artists of the Renaissance, several of whom were to be found at the French court. Libraries, schools, and colleges were founded and learning encouraged." (The New International Encyclopaedia, Vol. IX (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1920) 163.)
Dr. Friedrich von Bezold, Geschichte des deutschen Reformation (Berlin: Historischer Verlag Baumgärtel, 1890) 133. (König Franz I. von Frankreich, anonymes gleichzeitiges Gemälde, Madrid)
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