Francis I of France

Timeline

1. 1511–1514Amboise · Loire ValleyAs husband of Claude, daughter of Louis XII, Francis accumulated political capital at the Loire court, assisted by his mother Louise of Savoy, preparing for the throne by strengthening the military and winning over the nobility.
2. 1515–1516Reims · ChampagneAfter his coronation in January 1515 he led an army into Italy, defeating the Swiss-Milanese alliance at Marignano, consolidating French suzerainty over Milan and establishing his military reputation as a Renaissance monarch.
3. 1516–1520Fontainebleau · Île-de-FranceContesting influence in Italy and the Holy Roman Empire against Charles V, he meanwhile expanded palaces such as Fontainebleau, recruited scholars and artists, and promoted the French language and classical learning at court.