1550 in France
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Events from the year 1550 in France.
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Incumbents
Events
- March 24 â "Rough Wooing": England and France sign the Treaty of Boulogne, by which England withdraws from Boulogne in France and returns territorial gains in Scotland.[2]
- The first grammatical description of the French language is published by Louis Maigret.[3]
Births
- July 27 â Charles IX of France (died 1574)[4]
Full date missing
- Jean Beguin, iatrochemist (died 1620)
- Marin le Bourgeoys, artist and inventor (died 1634)
Deaths
April 12 â Claude, Duke of Guise, French aristocrat and general (b.1496).[5]
Full date missing
- Philippe de la Chambre, cardinal (b. c.1480)
- Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (b. 1498)
- Eguinaire Baron, jurist (b.1495)
- Georges II d'Amboise, bishop and cardinal (b. 1488)
- Catherine d'Amboise, writer and poet (b.1475)[6]
