Francis Marion
1 bookFrancis Marion (c. 1732–1795), widely known as the “Swamp Fox”, was a South Carolina planter, militia commander and politician who became one of the most celebrated […]
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Francis McLean
1 bookFrancis McLean was a British army officer who served in continental Europe, the Caribbean, Portugal and North America. During the American Revolution he commanded British forces […]
Francis Weston
1 bookFrancis Weston was a gentleman of Henry VIII’s privy chamber and a member of the fashionable circle around Anne Boleyn. In May 1536 he was arrested […]
Franz Joseph I of Austria
1 bookFranz Joseph I was emperor of Austria from 1848 and king of Hungary after the creation of Austria-Hungary in 1867. His long reign encompassed revolution, military […]
Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon was the second wife of Louis XIV and an influential figure at the French court. Rising from a precarious background, she […]
Frederick II was king of Sicily, king of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, ruling a far-reaching Mediterranean monarchy in the thirteenth century. A patron of law, […]
Frederick VI of Denmark
1 bookFrederick VI was regent of Denmark from 1784 and king of Denmark and Norway from 1808 to 1814, continuing as king of Denmark until 1839. His […]
Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, was the British general who commanded the invasion of Zululand in 1879. He divided his forces and was absent when the […]
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was a Prussian officer who joined the American cause in 1778 and became inspector general of the Continental Army. At Valley Forge […]
Fulvia
1 bookFulvia married three prominent popularis politicians, including Mark Antony, and became unusually visible in the conflicts following Julius Caesar’s assassination. She supported Antony’s interests in Italy, […]