One monarch of this name signed the Ordinance de Villers-Cotterets, which mandated the use of French in all official documents, earning him the nickname "father and restorer of letters."
One monarch of this name signed the Ordinance de Villers-Cotterets, which mandated the use of French in all official documents, earning him the nickname "father and restorer of letters." That king of this name was a prolific patron of the arts who brought many foreigners to France to work on the Chateau de Chambord. Before becoming king, the second French monarch of this name became King Consort of (*) Scotland by marrying Mary, Queen of Scots. The first and third kings of the house of Valois-Angouleme were the only two French monarchs to bear this name. For 10 points, give this shared name of two French monarchs, the first of whom lost the Battle of Pavia and purchased the Mona Lisa from Leonardo da Vinci in a reign that lasted from 1515 to 1547.
One monarch of this name signed the Ordinance de Villers-Cotterets, which mandated the use of French in all official documents, earning him the nickname "father and restorer of letters."
Francis [or Francois; accept Francis I or Francis II]