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Francis I in fiction
The amorous exploits of Francis inspired the
1832 play by
Fanny Kemble (
1809-
1893}
Francis the First and the
1832 play by
Victor Hugo (
1802-
1885),
Le Roi s'amuse ("The King's Amusement") featuring the jester
Triboulet, which later inspired the opera of
Giuseppe Verdi (
1813 –
1901),
Rigoletto.
Francis was first played in a
George Méliès movie by an unknown actor in
1907, and has also been played by
Claude Garry (
1910),
Aimé Simon-Girard (
1937),
Sacha Guitry (
1937),
Gérard Oury (
1953),
Jean Marais (
1955),
Pedro Armendáriz (
1956),
Claude Titre (
1962),
Bernard Pierre Donnadieu (
1990),
Timothy West (
1998).
Francis receives a mention in a minor story in Laurence Sterne's novel
Tristram Shandy. The narrator claims that the king, wishing to win the favour of Switzerland, offers to the make the country the godmother of his son. When, however, their choice of name conflicts declares war. He's also mentioned in Jean de la Brète's novel
Reine - Mon oncle et mon curé, where the main character Reine de Lavalle idolizes him after reading his biography, much to the dismay of the local priest. He often receives mentions in novels on the lives of either of the Boleyn sisters -
Mary Boleyn (d.
1543) and her sister, Queen
Anne Boleyn (executed
1536), both of whom were for a time educated at his court. Mary had, according to several accounts, been Francis's one-time mistress and Anne had been a favourite of his sister: the novels
The Lady in the Tower, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Last Boleyn, Dear Heart, How Like You This? and
Mademoiselle Boleyn feature Francis in their story. He has also featured as a recurring character in the Showtime series
The Tudors, opposite
Jonathan Rhys Meyers as
Henry VIII and
Natalie Dormer as
Anne Boleyn. Francis is played by French actor,
Emmanuel Leconte.
Samuel Shellabarger's novel
The King's Cavalier describes Francis the man, and the cultural and political circumstances of his reign, in some detail.
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