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| Francis I was king of France from 1515 to 1547. He and his sister Margaret of Navarre encouraged and supported writers, in part by founding the institution that evolved into the Collège de France. This portrait of Francis I (1525, Louvre, Paris) was painted by Jean Clouet. | ||||||
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| Francis I (of France); Paris (city, France); French Literature; Clouet, Jean | ||||||
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