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Events from the year 1556 in France.
Incumbents
Monarch – Henry IINolan Cathal J. The Age of Wars of Religion, 1000-1650: An Encyclopedia of Global Warfare and Civilization 2006 Greenwood Publishing Group 978-0-313-33733-8 391 https://books.google.com/books?id=1h9zzSH-NmwC&pg=PA391 en
Events
5 February – Truce of Vaucelles: Fighting temporarily ends between France and Spain.
February – Royal edict against women who conceal their pregnancy.Edict du roy Henri II contre les femmes qui cèlent leur grossesse.
Summer – The false Martin Guerre appears in the village of Artigat.
1 September – Dry summer leads to an early and poor harvest and forest fires in Normandy and the north.Leroy-Ladurie, Emmanuel (2007). "Vignes et vendanges des XIVe–XXIe siècles." Paper presented at Chaire UNESCO: Culture et traditions du vin.
November – The Truce of Vaucelles collapses and the Italian War of 1551–1559 resumes between France and Spain. Spain takes control of the Flanders region, including the modern-day Nord.
4 December – Harsh winter causes the Rhône to freeze near Arles.Emmanuel Leroy-Ladurie Histoire du climat depuis l'An Mil Flammarion Paris 1983 2 978-2-08-081122-6 17
Births
March 7– Guillaume du Vair, statesman and philosopher (d. 1621)
April 27 – François Béroalde de Verville, novelist and poet (d.1626)
June 24 – twin royal princesses
Joan of Valois (stillborn)
Victoria of France (d. 1556)
October 18 – Charles I, Duke of Elbeuf, nobleman (d. 1605)
November 25 – Jacques Davy Duperron, cardinal, politician and poet (d. 1618)Jacques Davy Duperron French Cardinal, Archbishop, Statesman Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jacques-Davy-Duperron 2025-02-02 www.britannica.com en
December 27 – Jeanne de Lestonnac, founder of the Sisters of the Company of Mary, Our Lady and saint (d. 1640)
Deaths
June 24 – Joan of Valois, royal princess (stillborn)
August 17 – Victoria of France, royal princess (b. 1556)
November 4 – Robert IV de La Marck, Duke of Bouillon, Seigneur of Sedan and a Marshal of France (b.1512)
References
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