1561 in France
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Events from the year 1561 in France.
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Charles IX[1]
Events
- 15 May â The coronation of Charles IX
- 9 September to 9 October â The Colloquy of Poissy, a religious conference which object was to effect a reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants, took place in Poissy.[2]
Births
- 8 April â Dominicus Baudius, poet, scholar and historian (d. 1613)
Full date missing
- Charles de Lorraine de Vaudémont, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1587)
Deaths
- 13 February â Francis I, Duke of Nevers, commander in the French Royal Army (b. 1516)
- 15 July â Louise de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, (b. 1482)
- 28 August â Jacqueline de Longwy, noblewoman, Countess of Bar-sur-Seine, Duchess of Montpensier (b. 1497).
Full date missing
- Barthélemy Aneau, poet and humanist (b. ca 1510)
- Claude Garamond, type designer, publisher and punch-cutter (b. ca 1510)
- Claude de Longwy de Givry, bishop and Cardinal (b. 1481)
- Bernard Salomon, painter, draftsman and engraver (b. 1506)
