Events from the year 1596 in France
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Incumbents edit
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Births edit
- 31 March – René Descartes, French philosopher (died 1650 in Sweden)[2]
- 6 June – Michel Particelli d'Emery (died 1650)
- 5 November – Charles II, Duke of Elbeuf, nobleman (died 1657)
- 11 November – Catherine Henriette de Bourbon (died 1663)
Deaths edit
- 19 February – Blaise de Vigenère, diplomat, cryptographer, translator and alchemist (born 1523)
- 5 May – Catherine de Montpensier, politically active duchess (born 1552)
- 3 October – Florent Chrestien, satirist and poet (born 1541)
- 1 November – Pierre Pithou, lawyer and scholar (born 1539)
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- Jean Bodin, philosopher and politician (born 1530)[3]
- Madeleine de l’Aubespine, aristocrat and writer (born 1546)[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Henry IV, King of France (b. 1553, r. 1589–1610)". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Rene Descartes | Biography, Ideas, Philosophy, 'I Think, Therefore I Am,' & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1915). "Bodin, Jean". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 3 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Selected Poems and Translations: A Bilingual Edition". University of Chicago Press. University of Chicago Press. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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