Answer:
Option: C) France.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Ottoman Empire was known to be the most powerful and prosperous, who ruled over the 15th and 16th century. During the 1500s, the Ottoman Empire allied with France, which helped both the empires to conduct trade and to form a strong military force to fight against the House of Habsburg. The alliance came to be known as the Franco-Ottoman which settled in the early 1500s.