1521 in France
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Events from the year 1521 in France
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 30 June – Battle of Esquiroz: French forces under Henri d'Albret, exiled King of Navarre, are defeated by the Spanish and forced to abandon their attempt to recover Henri's kingdom.[2]
- August 20 – Siege of Mézières Armies of the Holy Roman Empire besiege the French town of Mézières for 3 weeks. [2]
Illustration of the siege of Mézières - 23 November – Spanish–German–Papal forces under Prosper Colonna force French Marshal Odet de Lautrec to abandon Milan.
Births
[edit]- 18 April – François de Coligny d'Andelot, French general (d. 1569)
Date Unknown
[edit]- Anne du Bourg, French magistrate and a Protestant martyr. (d.1559)
- Louis de La Trémoille, French nobleman and 1st Duke of Thouars (d.1577)
- Gilles de Gouberville, French diarist (d.1578)
- Rene Benoit(or Rene Benedict), French theologian and writer (d.1608)[3]
Deaths
[edit]- April 28 - Suzanne, French noblewomen, Duchess of Bourbon (b.1491)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Francis I | king of France | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ a b Frieda, Leonie (2018). Francis I: The Maker of Modern France. Harper.
- ^ "Benoit or Benedict, Rene from the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia". McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
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