1581 in France
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Events from the year 1581 in France.
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Incumbents
Events
- King Henry III established a secret inner council to conduct state affairs in private, this council brought two men, Anne de Joyeuse and Jean Louis de la Valette to prominence in French politics.[2]
- October 15 -The Ballet Comique de la Reine was performed in the great hall of the Petit Bourbon.[3]
Births
Date unknown
- Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, Catholic priest (d.1643)[4]
- Claude Bouthillier, statesman (d.1652)
- Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, mathematician, linguist and poet (d.1638)
- Jean-Baptiste d'Ornano, nobleman and Marshall of France (d.1626)
- Achille Harlay de Sancy, diplomat (d.1646)
- Clément Métezeau, engineer (d.1652)
- Jean Chalette (baptised 27 December), painter (d.1643)
Deaths
- September 6 â Guillaume Postel, linguist (b.1510)[5]
- September 30 â Hubert Languet, French diplomat and reformer (b. 1518)[6]
Date Unknown
- Odet de Turnèbe, dramatist (b.1552)
- Georgette de Montenay, author (b.1540)
