1559 in France

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Events from the year 1559 in France .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Henry II (until July 10), ^[1] then Francis II ^[2]

Events

• The Ancient Diocese of Saint-Omer established. ^[3]

Births

Full date missing

• Catherine de Bourbon (died 1604)
• Jacques d'Amboise, surgeon (died 1606)
• Isaac Casaubon, scholar and philologist (died 1614)

Deaths

Henry II, King of France 1547–1559

• 10 July – Henry II of France (born 1519) ^[4]

Full date missing

• Martin du Bellay, nobleman (born 1495)
• Jacquet of Mantua, composer (born 1483)
• Nicolas Denisot, poet and painter (born 1515)
• Pierre Doré, theologian (born c.1500)
• Antoine Le Maçon, translator (born c.1500)
• Antoine Sanguin, clergyman (born 1493)
• Anne du Bourg, magistrate (born 1521) ^[5]

References

1. "Henry II | king of France | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
2. "François II (Francis II), King of France - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
3. "Diocese of Saint-Omer". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
4. Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1921). "Henrik II, Konge af Frankrig". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 11 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
5. Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1917). "Dubourg, Anne". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 6 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. Retrieved 7 October 2015.