1597 in France
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Events from the year 1597 in France
Incumbents
[edit]Events
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March 11 - The French city of Amiens falls to Spanish tropes in a surprise attack by a small force disguised as peasants.[2]This event is in the context of the French Wars of Religion and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604).Siege of Amiens - September 25 - The city of Amiens is liberated after a three months of siege by king Henry IV and his army. [3]
Births
[edit]- January 31 – John Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)
- February 24 – Vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648)
- May 31 – Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French writer and essayist (d.1654)
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[edit]- Charles Racquet, French organist and composer (d.1664)
- Jacques Linard, French painter (d.1645)
Deaths
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Henry IV, King of France (b. 1553, r. 1589–1610)". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Seward, Desmond (June 20, 2013). The First Bourbon: Henry IV of France & Navarre. Thistle Publishing. ISBN 978-1909609082.
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: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Holt, Mack P. (2005). The French wars of religion, 1562-1629. New approaches to European history (2nd ed.). Cambridge, UK New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-511-81792-2.