1556 in France
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Events from the year 1556 in France.
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Incumbents
Events
- 5 February â Truce of Vaucelles: Fighting temporarily ends between France and Spain.
- February â Royal edict against women who conceal their pregnancy.[2]
- Summer â The false Martin Guerre appears in the village of Artigat.
- 1 September â Dry summer leads to an early and poor harvest and forest fires in Normandy and the north.[3]
- November â The Truce of Vaucelles collapses and the Italian War of 1551â1559 resumes between France and Spain. Spain takes control of the Flanders region, including the modern-day Nord.
- 4 December â Harsh winter causes the Rhône to freeze near Arles.[4]
Births
- March 7â Guillaume du Vair, statesman and philosopher (d. 1621)
- April 27 â François Béroalde de Verville, novelist and poet (d.1626)
- June 24 â twin royal princesses
- Joan of Valois (stillborn)
- Victoria of France (d. 1556)
- October 18 â Charles I, Duke of Elbeuf, nobleman (d. 1605)
- November 25 â Jacques Davy Duperron, cardinal, politician and poet (d. 1618)[5]
- December 27 â Jeanne de Lestonnac, founder of the Sisters of the Company of Mary, Our Lady and saint (d. 1640)
Deaths
- June 24 â Joan of Valois, royal princess (stillborn)
- August 17 â Victoria of France, royal princess (b. 1556)
- November 4 â Robert IV de La Marck, Duke of Bouillon, Seigneur of Sedan and a Marshal of France (b.1512)
