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Francis I 1708-65
Holy Roman Emperor

Born in Nancy, Lorraine, the eldest son of Leopold, Duke of Lorraine and Grand Duke of Tuscany, he married Maria Theresa of Austria in 1736 and became emperor in 1745. Capable but easy-going, he was overshadowed by his wife, and had little influence on government, except in economic matters.