Son of Thierry I, he is a pious and prestigious king, he continues his father's work by fighting against the Visigoths and Ostrogoths in the South where he invades Northern Italy and the Saxons in the East. His son Théodebald succeeded him.
On February 28, 1518, Queen Claude of France gave birth to her first son. First name Francois like his father, the child is titled dauphin of France and it is on him that the hopes of the dynasty rest. By the death of his mother in 1524, François inherited the Duchy of Brittany and was crowned in R