1553 in France

1553
in
France
Decades:
  • 1530s
  • 1540s
  • 1550s
  • 1560s
  • 1570s
See also:Other events of 1553
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Events from the year 1553 in France

Incumbents

  • Monarch – Henry II[1]

Events

  • Invasion of Corsica

Births

Henry IV, King of France 1589–1610
  • December 13 – Henry IV of France (d.1610).[2]
  • May 14– Margaret of Valois, Queen of France (d.1615)[3]

Full date missing

  • Louise of Lorraine, queen consort (d.1601)
  • Pierre de Lancre, judge, conducted a massive witch-hunt (d.1631)
  • Jacques Auguste de Thou, historian (d.1617)

Deaths

Full date missing

  • Louise Borgia, Duchess of Valentinois, noblewoman (b.1500)
  • François Rabelais, writer and humanist (b.1483 -1494)
  • Gilles Le Breton, architect
  • Gabriel de Luetz, Baron and Lord of Aramon and Vallabrègues, French Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire (b. 1508)

See also

References

  1. ^ Nolan, Cathal J. (2006). The Age of Wars of Religion, 1000-1650: An Encyclopedia of Global Warfare and Civilization. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-313-33733-8.
  2. ^ Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1921). "Henrik IV, Konge af Frankrig". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 11 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Margaret Of Valois | queen consort of Navarre | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.