Events from the year 1589 in France
Incumbents
Events
- August 1 – Henry III was stabbed with a knife, and died the next day. Henry IV of France's succession was followed by a four-year long war.
- 15 to 16 September – Battle of Arques
Births
Full date missing
- Jérôme Bignon, lawyer (d.1656)[3]
- Jean Sirmond, poet (d.1649)
Deaths
- January 5 – Catherine de' Medici, Italian noblewoman and Queen of France (b. 1519 in Italy)[4]
- August 1 – Jacques Clément, conspirator and the killer of king Henry III (b.1567)
- August 2 – Henry III of France, King of France from 1574 to 1589 (b.1551)[1]
- September 19 – Jean-Antoine de Baïf, poet (b. 1532)
- Charles Dançay, French diplomat (b. 1510)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Henry III | king of France and Poland | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Henry IV, King of France (b. 1553, r. 1589–1610)". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1915). "Bignon, Jérôme". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 3 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. p. 212. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Catherine de' Medici | Biography, Death, Children, Reign, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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