Events from the year 1553 in France
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Births edit
- 13 December – Henry IV of France (died 1610).[2]
- 14 May – Margaret of Valois, Queen of France (died 1615)[3]
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- Louise of Lorraine, queen consort (died 1601)
- Pierre de Lancre, judge, conducted a massive witch-hunt (died 1631)
- Jacques Auguste de Thou, historian (died 1617)
Deaths edit
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- Louise Borgia, Duchess of Valentinois, noblewoman (born 1500)
- François Rabelais, writer and humanist (born between 1483 and 1494)
- Gilles Le Breton, architect
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Nolan, Cathal J. (2006). The Age of Wars of Religion, 1000-1650: An Encyclopedia of Global Warfare and Civilization. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-313-33733-8.
- ^ Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1921). "Henrik IV, Konge af Frankrig". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 11 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Margaret Of Valois | queen consort of Navarre | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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