1520 in France
Appearance
Events from the year 1520 in France
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See also: | Other events of 1520 History of France • Timeline • Years |
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- June 7, a meeting between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France was held in Calais and lasted 18 days, until June 24. This event is known as the Field of Cloth of Gold.[1]
Births
[edit]- January 1 -François Baudouin, French jurist, Christian controversialist and historian. (d.1573)
- August 10 - Madeleine of Valois, third daughter of King Francis and his first wife Claude, Duchess of Brittany, she was Queen of Scotland between 1 January 1537 – 7 July 1537 (d.1537)
Deaths
[edit]- Henri Estienne, Parisian printer.(b.1460 or 1470)
References
[edit]- ^ "The Field of the Cloth of Gold". Historic UK. Retrieved 2024-10-11.