Francois Villon, Prince of Paris

Francois attracted the attention of the Methuselah, Helena, when she passed through the town of Paris looking for Menele. Francois was a linguistics scholar with aspirations to marry a noble heiress, and Helena gave him more than he could ever desire. Francois spent many of his early years of unlife at court shaping the French language. His elegant figure was especially beloved by the scheming dowager Queen Catherine de Medici in the 16th century. When Henri of Navarre became king, Francois took time to visit other Kindred throughout France and the Continent, and returned as a Villon descendant during the reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV. Francois served as the chief lieutenant of his predecessor until the time of the Revolution, when he was forced to flee to a safe haven in Britain. When he returned during the rise of Napoleon, Francois rallied the Toreador, reclaimed Paris and declared himself prince in the process. He looks back with pain on his time of exile and has remained in France since the late 1790s.

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