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What type of conflict marked Francis II's reign?

  • Economic

  • Religious

  • Territorial

  • Dynastic

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Francis II was a Roman Catholic monarch, and his reign was marked by religious conflict. The Protestant Reformation had swept across Europe in the early 16th century, and Francis II was determined to uphold the Catholic faith and prevent the spread of Protestantism in his kingdom. He persecuted Protestants and imprisoned or executed those who refused to convert to Catholicism.
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