Events from the year 1592 in France
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Incumbents
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edit- December 1591 to May 1592 – Siege of Rouen
- 21 to 24 May – Battle of Craon
Births
edit- 22 January – Pierre Gassendi, philosopher, scientist, mathematician and astronomer (died 1655)
- 10 July – Pierre d'Hozier, genealogist (died 1660)
- 1 August – François le Métel de Boisrobert, poet and playwright (died 1662)
- 18 September – Jean Guyon, patriarch (died 1663)
- November – Françoise de Lorraine, Duchess of Vendôme (died 1669)
- Approximate date – Angélique Paulet, salonnière, singer, musician and actress (died 1651)
Deaths
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- 26 July – Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, soldier (born 1524)[2]
- 13 September – Michel de Montaigne, philosopher and essayist (born 1533)
- 27 October – Michel de Castelnau, soldier and diplomat (born c.1520)
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Henry IV, King of France (b. 1553, r. 1589–1610)". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1915). "Biron, Armand de Gontaut". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 3 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. p. 280. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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