1559 in France
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Events from the year 1559 in France
Contents
Incumbents[edit]
- Monarch – Henry II (until July 10), then Francis II
Events[edit]
- The Ancient Diocese of Saint-Omer established.[1]
Births[edit]
Full date missing[edit]
- Catherine de Bourbon (died 1604)
- Jacques d'Amboise, surgeon (died 1606)
- Isaac Casaubon, scholar and philologist (died 1614)
Deaths[edit]

Henry II, King of France 1547–1559
- 10 July – Henry II of France (born 1519).[2]
Full date missing[edit]
- 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).[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Diocese of Saint-Omer". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1921). "Henrik II, Konge af Frankrig". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). 11 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1917). "Dubourg, Anne". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). 6 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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