1545 in France
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Events from the year 1545 in France.
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Incumbents
Events
- July 18â19 â Battle of the Solent between English and French fleets. The engagement is inconclusive but on July 19 Henry VIII of England's flagship, the Mary Rose, sinks.[2]
- c. July 21 â Battle of Bonchurch: The English reverse an attempted French invasion of the Isle of Wight off the coast of England as part of the Italian Wars.
Births
- April 2 â Elisabeth of Valois, queen of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)
- May 1 â Franciscus Junius, French theologian (d. 1602)
Deaths
- June 12 â Francis I, Duke of Lorraine (b.1517).[3]
- July 7 â Pernette Du Guillet, poet (b. c. 1520)
