1554 in France

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Events from the year 1554 in France

Incumbents

• Monarch – Henry II^[1]

Events

• August 2 – Battle of Marciano: Senese–French forces are defeated by the Florentine–Imperial army.
• August 12 – Battle of Renty: French forces led by Francis, Duke of Guise turn back an invasion of Picardy by Charles V.

Births

• March 22 – Catherine de Parthenay, French noblewoman and mathematician (d. 1631)
• Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611
  )
• date unknown
  • Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomat (d. 1612)

Deaths

• Anne de Laval, Viscountess of Thouars

See also

References

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