Historedia
Person

King Francis I

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1534

Every event in Historedia whose sources name King Francis I, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Jacques Cartier's First Voyage to the Gulf of St. Lawrence

    1534

    Role: French monarch who commissioned the voyage

    1. April 20, 1534 · Saint-MaloDeparture from Saint-Malo

      Cartier set sail from Saint-Malo on April 20, 1534, under royal commission to find a western passage to the East Indies.

    2. September 1534 · FranceReturn to France

      Cartier returned to France in September 1534, believing he had reached an Asian land.

Sources

  1. Jacques Cartier Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02