1557 in France
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Events from the year 1557 in France.
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Incumbents
Events
- January â Harsh winter weather continues[2]
- 24 July â Edict of Compiègne
- 10 August â Battle of St. Quentin
Births
Full date missing
- Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt et de Saint-Just, nobleman (died 1615)
Deaths
- 1 September â Jacques Cartier, explorer (born 1491)[3]
Full date missing
- Jacques d'Annebaut, cardinal
- Nicolas Bachelier, surveyor and architect (born 1485)
- Charlotte Guillard, French printer (born c. 1480s)
- Matthieu Ory, Dominican theologian and inquisitor (born 1492)
- Valérand Poullain, Calvinist minister (born 1509?)
- Philibert Babou, cryptographer (born c.1484)
