Francis I or Francis the First may refer to:

People

Kings and emperors

  • Francis I of France (1494–1547), King of France, reigned 1515–1547
  • Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708–1765), reigned 1745–1765
  • Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, also known as Francis I, Emperor of Austria, (1768–1835), reigned 1804–1835
  • Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777–1830), reigned 1825–1830

Dukes

  • Francis I, Duke of Brittany (1414–1450), reigned 1442–1450
  • Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1510–1581), reigned 1543–1571
  • Francis I, Duke of Nevers (1516–1561), reigned 1539–1561
  • Francis I, Duke of Lorraine (1517–1545), reigned 1544–1545
  • Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541–1587), reigned 1574–1587
  • Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena (1610–1658), reigned 1644–1658

Others

  • Francesco I Gonzaga (1366–1407)
  • Francis I of Beauharnais (died 1587), leading noble of the French House of Beauharnais
  • Francis I Rákóczi (1645–1676), elected prince of Transylvania
  • Francis I (Erbach-Erbach) (1754–1823), Count of Erbach
  • Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1853–1938)
  • Pope Francis (1936–2025), leader of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025

Media

  • Francis the First (play), an 1832 play by Fanny Kemble
  • Francis the First (film), a 1937 French historical comedy film
  • Francis the First, an opera composed by Edward Loder

See also

  • Francesco I (disambiguation)
  • Francisco I. Madero (1873–1913), Mexican revolutionary, writer and statesman; 37th president of Mexico
  • Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein
  • Franz Joseph I of Austria