1556 in France

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Events from the year 1556 in France

Incumbents

5 February – Truce of Vaucelles: Fighting temporarily ends between France and Spain.
February – Royal edict against women who conceal their pregnancy.^[2]
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.^[3]
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.^[4]

7 March – Guillaume du Vair, statesman and philosopher (d. 1621)
27 April – François Béroalde de Verville, novelist and poet (d. 1626)
24 June – twin royal princesses
- Joan of Valois (stillborn)
- Victoria of France (d. 1556)
18 October – Charles I, Duke of Elbeuf, nobleman (d. 1605)
15 November – Jacques Davy Duperron, cardinal, politician and poet (d. 1618)
27 December – Jeanne de Lestonnac, founder of the Sisters of the Company of Mary, Our Lady and saint (d. 1640)

^ 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.
^ Edict du roy Henri II contre les femmes qui cèlent leur grossesse.
^ Leroy-Ladurie, Emmanuel (2007). "Vignes et vendanges des XIVe–XXIe siècles." Paper presented at Chaire UNESCO: Culture et traditions du vin.
^ Leroy-Ladurie, Emmanuel (1983). Histoire du climat depuis l'An Mil. Vol. 2. Paris: Flammarion. p. 17. ISBN 978-2-08-081122-6.

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