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92 matches to Francis I
Bonaventure, St. 1217-1274. Italian Franciscan theologian.
Boyacá, Battle. 1819. South American rebels win independence from New Granada from Spain. Bolivar. Santander.
Capuchin. 1525. Powerful Franciscan mendicant order of monks.
Chantrey, Francis. 1781-1841. British sculptor.
Cordeliers. 15C- Franciscan nuns.
Coronado, Francisco de. 1510-54. Spanish explorer. Grand Canyon, 1540.
Corregio. 1494-1534. Italian painter. Anticipated Baroque Style. Virgin and St. Francis 1515. Adoration 1530. Leda and Swans 1531.
Crick, Francis. 1916-. British discoverer of DNA structure with Watson 1953.
Donnelly, Ignatius. 1831-1901. US author. “Proved” Bacon wrote Shakespeare’s plays. Great Cryptogram 1888.
Drake, Francis. 1540-96. English pirate/explorer. Sailed around the world 1580. Vice Admiral at defeat of Spanish Armada, 1588. Privateers.
Dunbarton Oaks Conference. 1944. UN organizational meeting. Yalta. San Francisco.
Elizabeth. 1837-98. Wife of Emperor Francis-Joseph. Assassinated by anarchist.
Eugenics. Race improvement by selective mating. Galton.
Falange. 1933-37. Spanish Fascist party founded by Primo de Rivera. Merged with Franco 1937. Won civil war.
Fifth Column. 1936. Fascists within besieged Madrid who assisted Franco’s attackers. Term generally applied to subversives since.
Francis Ferdinand. 1863-1914. Austrian archduke assassinated in Sarajevo, provoking WWI.
Francis Joseph I. 1830-1916. Austrian Empire. 1848-. King of Hungary 1867-. Bismarck. Triple Alliance. Dual Monarchy.
Francis Joseph II. 1906-89. Ruled Liechtenstein 1938-. Neutral in WWII. High tech, banking, Europe’s richest nation. Woman suffrage 1984.
Francis of Assisi, St. 1182-1226. Founder of the Franciscan order.
Francis of Paola, St. 1416-1507. Founder of ascetic Minim Friars 1435.
Francis Xavier, St. Xavier.
Franciscans. 1209. Religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi. Missionary and educational work. Includes Capuchins, Conventuals, Observants, Zealots.
Franco, Francisco. 1892-1975. Spanish general and ruthless Fascist dictator, 1939-. Spanish Civil War.
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Galton, Francis. 1822-1911. English founder of Eugenics. Hereditary Genius 1869.