There was no Francis II Holy Roman Emperor. The last Holy Roman Emperor was Francis I of Habsburg end 18th early 19th century, father of Napoleons 2nd wife, Marie Louise and mother of his son, Napoleon II. He resigned as Holy Roman Emporer to accept the crown of Hungaro-Austrian Emporer.
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The Holy Roman Empire was finally dissolved when Holy Roman Emperor Francis II abdicated, or renounced his throne. It can also be credited to Napoléon, who defeated the HRE in battle which led to Francis abdicating.
Emperor Joseph II was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1765-90. Born in Vienna Austria, eldest of the Empress Maria Theresa and her husband Francis I.
Charles VII became the holy Roman Emperor in 1519.
The father of Marie-Antoinette, queen consort of France, was Francis I, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (back then: Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, parts of Czech Republic, parts of Italy and parts of Poland). He died on the 18th of August 1765 in the Austrian palace of Innsbruck.
The Roman emperor had to answer to the pope.