1561 in France
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Years in France: | 1558 1559 1560 1561 1562 1563 1564 |
Centuries: | 15th century · 16th century · 17th century |
Decades: | 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s |
Years: | 1558 1559 1560 1561 1562 1563 1564 |
Events from the year 1561 in France
Contents
Incumbents
Events
- 15 May – The coronation of Charles IX
- 9 September to 9 October – The Colloquy of Poissy, a religious conference which object was to effect a reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants, took place in Poissy.[1]
Births
- 8 April – Dominicus Baudius, poet, scholar and historian (d. 1613)
Full date missing
- Charles de Lorraine de Vaudémont, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1587)
Deaths
- 13 February – Francis I, Duke of Nevers, commander in the French Royal Army (b. 1516)
- 15 July – Louise de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, (b. 1482)
- 28 August – Jacqueline de Longwy, noblewoman, Countess of Bar-sur-Seine, Duchess of Montpensier (b. 1497).
Full date missing
- Barthélémy Aneau, poet and humanist (b. ca 1510)
- Claude Garamond, type designer, publisher and punch-cutter (b. ca 1510)
- Claude de Longwy de Givry, bishop and Cardinal (b. 1481)
- Bernard Salomon, painter, draftsman and engraver (b. 1506)
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.