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1596 In France
Events from the year 1596 in France Incumbents * Monarch – Henry IV Events * Siege of Calais * Tract of alliance between England, France and the United Netherlands Births *31 March – René Descartes, French philosopher (died 1650 in Sweden) *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 *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) Full date missing * Jean Bodin, philosopher and politician (born 1530) *Madeleine de l’Aubespine Madeleine may refer to: Common meanings * Madeleine (name), also Madeline, a feminine given name *Madeleine (ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
