1557 in France explained

Events from the year 1557 in France

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Henry II^[1]

Events

• January  - Harsh winter weather continues^[2]
• 24 July  - Edict of Compiègne
• 10 August  - Battle of St. Quentin

Births

Full date missing

• Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt et de Saint-Just, nobleman (died 1615)

Deaths

• 1 September  - Jacques Cartier, explorer (born 1491)^[3]

Full date missing

• Jacques d'Annebaut, cardinal
• Nicolas Bachelier, surveyor and architect (born 1485)
• Charlotte Guillard, French printer (born c. 1480s)
• Matthieu Ory, Dominican theologian and inquisitor (born 1492)
• Valérand Poullain, Calvinist minister (born 1509?)
• Philibert Babou, cryptographer (born c.1484)

Notes and References

1. Book: Nolan . 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 . en.
2. Book: Leroy-Ladurie, Emmanuel. Histoire du climat depuis l'An Mil. Flammarion. Paris. 1983. 2. 978-2-08-081122-6. 17.
3. Encyclopedia: Cartier, Jacques . . 4 . 1916 . 2 . Blangstrup, Chr. . Christian Blangstrup . J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel . Copenhagen . da . 8 September 2015 .