Francis I (1708 – 1765) . With his wife, Maria Theresa, he was the founder of the Hasburg-Lorraine dynasty.
Maria Theresa and Francis I had sixteen children, amongst them the last prerevolutionary queen consort of France, their youngest daughter, Marie-Antoinette (1755–1793).
In 1736 or 1737, he and Marie-Thérèse (his wife) spent 3 months in the Grand Duchy Tuscany (Italy).
Marie-Antoinette’s father (Francis 1st) was a scientist. He imagined and registered patents. He was also surrounded by other scientists.
Marie-Antoinette was her favorite child.
Francis 1st was a freemason.
Marie-Antoinette’s father (Francis 1st) was a scientist. He imagined and registered patents. He was also surrounded by other scientists.
Marie-Antoinette was her favorite child.
Francis 1st was a freemason.
He died suddenly in his carriage while returning from the opera at Innsbruck on 18 August 1765.
