How Did King Francis Of France Die

He had a severe ear infection and was suffering from seizures when he died in december of 1560 though historians don t know exactly what illness caused his death.

He ascended the throne of france at age 15 after the accidental death of his father henry ii in 1559 his short reign was dominated by the first stirrings of. Francis was the first in a series of three french princes children of henri and catherine de medici all of whom died young. Fever and a huge abscess broke out at the end of february. He acceded to the throne in 1559 aged only 14 after the accidental death of his father henri ii from a jousting accident.

His main claim to fame sounds strange to say that about a king of france but was his wife. He was also king consort of scotland as a result of his marriage to mary queen of scots from 1558 until his death in 1560.