1620 in France
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Events from the year 1620 in France.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Louis XIII[1]
Events
- August 7 - Battle of Les Ponts-de-Cé, Poitou: French king Louis XIII defeats his mother Marie de' Medici.
Births
- February 15 â François Charpentier, French archaeologist and man of letters (d. 1702)
- April 17 â Marguerite Bourgeoys, French Catholic nun, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700)
- July 21 â Jean Picard, French astronomer and priest (d. 1704)
