Question

In the 16th-century power was focused on the king. this monarch made a concerted effort to elevate his country's cultural profile by inviting esteemed italian artists to his court. who was this monarch?

Answer 1

The correct answer is Francis I

He was a French monarch who is believed to be the first renaissance king of France. He was known for his investments into arts and sciences, and also for making an alliance with Ottomans, more precisely with Suleiman the Magnificent, which was odd for the time period since he was a Christian, unlike the Ottomans.