1592 in France
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Events from the year 1592 in France.
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Incumbents
Events
- December 1591 to May 1592 â Siege of Rouen
- 21 to 24 May â Battle of Craon
Births
- 22 January â Pierre Gassendi, philosopher, scientist, mathematician and astronomer (died 1655)
- 10 July â Pierre d'Hozier, genealogist (died 1660)
- 1 August â François le Métel de Boisrobert, poet and playwright (died 1662)
- 18 September â Jean Guyon, patriarch (died 1663)
- November â Françoise de Lorraine, Duchess of Vendôme (died 1669)
- Approximate date â Angélique Paulet, salonnière, singer, musician and actress (died 1651)
Deaths
- 26 July â Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, soldier (born 1524)[2]
- 13 September â Michel de Montaigne, philosopher and essayist (born 1533)
- 27 October â Michel de Castelnau, soldier and diplomat (born c.1520)
