| MARIE | Most famous daughter of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (5,10) |
| ANTOINETTE | Most famous daughter of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (5,10) |
| MARIEANTOINETTE | Queen born to Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa (5,10) |
| CHARLEMAGNE | King of the Franks 768-814 and, as Charles I, Holy Roman Emperor 800-814 (11) |
| FRANCIS | ... I, Holy Roman Emperor 1745-1765 (7) |
| OTTO | ? I, Holy Roman Emperor from 962-73 (4) |
| LEOPOLD | --- I, Holy Roman Emperor 1658-1705 (7) |
| LOTHAIR | ? I, Holy Roman Emperor from 840-55 |
| CHARLESTHEFIRST | Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne, c742-814 (7,3,5) |
| HENRYTHEEIGHTH | English monarch who met Francis I of France at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520 |
| LOUISE | --- of Savoy, mother of King Francis I and regent of France in 1515, 1525-26 and 1529 (6) |
| FRANCISCAN | Member of a religious order founded under the rule of Francis of Assisi |
| FONTAINEBLEAU | Town in N. France famous for its palace built by Francis I (13) |
| LMS | Initials-sharers of Judy Garland's famous daughter |
| ASSISI | Umbrian home town of Francis, the patron saint of animals |
| CELLINI | Florentine sculptor and goldsmith noted for his autobiography La Vita and pieces including a salt cellar for Francis I and a bronze statue of Perseus (7) |
| CHAMBORD | French village in the Loire Valley, site of a 440-room Renaissance chateau commissioned by Francis I with a double helix "DNA" staircase designed by Leonardo da Vinci (8) |
| PAVIA | Where Charles V defeated Francis I, 1525 |
| LEHAVRE | French seaport in Normandy founded by King Francis I in 1517 (2,5) |
| CISSYHOUSTON | Soul singer with a very famous daughter |