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François 1

Source: Jean Clouet, François 1er en costume d'apparat, Louvre museum.

François I, who ascended to the throne of France on the 1st of January 1515, is the first French king to claim his share of the discoveries made in the New World. He financed expeditions by Verrazzano, Jacques Cartier and Roberval.

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