1558 in France
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Events from the year 1558 in France
Events
- 1 to 8 January – The Siege of Calais
- 17 April to 23 July – The Siege of Thionville
- 13 July – The Battle of Gravelines
Births
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- 9 September – Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur, soldier and prominent member of the Catholic League (d. 1602).[1]
- 8 December – François de La Rochefoucauld, Cardinal (d. 1645)
- 9 December – André du Laurens, physician (d. 1609)
- 30 December – Jacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force, a marshal of France and peer of France (d. 1652)
Full date missing
- Françoise de Cezelli, war hero during the French Wars of Religion (d. 1615)
- Cardin Le Bret, jurist (d. 1655)
- Fronton du Duc, Jesuit theologian (d. 1624)
- Guillaume de Steenhuys, noble magistrate and diplomat (d. 1638)
Deaths
- 26 April – Jean Fernel, physician (b. 1497).[2]
Full date missing
- Côme Clausse, notary and secretary of the king, Secretary of State (b. 1530?)
- André Tiraqueau, jurist and politician (b. 1488)
- Guillaume Bochetel, statesman and diplomat
- Claude d'Urfé, French royal official (b. 1501)
- Jean Maynier, public official, First President of the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence (b. 1495)
- Clément Janequin, composer (b. ca 1485)
- Mellin de Saint-Gelais, poet (b. ca 1491)
References
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. 18 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 154.
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. 10 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 281.
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