Events from the year 1562 in France
Incumbents
Events
- January – Edict of Saint-Germain
- 1 March – Massacre of Vassy
- 22 September – Treaty of Hampton Court
- 28 September to 26 October – Siege of Rouen
- 19 December – Battle of Dreux
Births
- 19 August – Charles II de Bourbon-Vendôme, Cardinal (died 1594)
- 10 December – Roger de Saint-Lary de Termes, duke (died 1646)
Full date missing
- Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron, soldier (died 1602)[2]
Deaths
- 13 October – Claudin de Sermisy, composer (born c.1490)
- 31 October – Augustin Marlorat. Protestant reformer (born 1506)
- 19 December – Jacques Dalbon, Seigneur de Saint Andre, soldier (born c.1505)
Full date missing
- Omer Talon, humanist (born c.1510)
See also
References
- ^ "Charles IX, King of France". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1915). "Biron, Charles de Gontaut". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 3 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J. H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. p. 280. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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