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Events from the year 1566 in France .
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Events from the year 1566 in France .
Year 1572 (MDLXXII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1573 (MDLXXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
The 1570s decade ran from January 1, 1570, to December 31, 1579.
Year 1574 (MDLXXIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
The 1540s decade ran from 1 January 1540, to 31 December 1549.
Year 1543 (MDXLIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. It is one of the years sometimes referred to as an "Annus mirabilis" because of its significant publications in science, considered the start of the scientific revolution.
Year 1550 (MDL) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
The 1470s decade ran from January 1, 1470, to December 31, 1479.
Year 1540 (MDXL) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
The 1560s decade ran from January 1, 1560, to December 31, 1569.
The 1550s decade ran from January 1, 1550, to December 31, 1559.
1581 (MDLXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday in the Julian calendar, and a common year starting on Thursday of the Proleptic Gregorian calendar.
Year 1450 (MCDL) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once removed and father-in-law Louis XII, who died without a son.
Henry II was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Duchess Claude of Brittany, he became Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder brother Francis in 1536.
Diane de Poitiers was a French noblewoman and prominent courtier. She wielded much power and influence as King Henry II's royal mistress and adviser until his death. Her position increased her wealth and family's status. She was a major patron of French Renaissance architecture.
Louis de Brézé, Seigneur d'Anet and Comte de Maulevrier was a French nobleman, the grandson of King Charles VII of France by his natural daughter with his mistress Agnès Sorel.
Mary Boleyn, also known as Lady Mary, was the sister of English queen consort Anne Boleyn, whose family enjoyed considerable influence during the reign of King Henry VIII.
