Events from the year 1562 in

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, Pac ...

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Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

– Charles IX

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*January –

Edict of Saint-Germain The Edict of Saint-Germain, also known as the Edict of January, was a landmark decree of tolerance promulgated by the regent of France, Catherine de' Medici, in January 1562. The act represented the culmination of several years of slowly liberal ...

*1 March –

Massacre of Vassy The massacre of Vassy (french: link=no, massacre de Wassy) was the murder of Huguenot worshippers and citizens in an armed action by troops of Francis, Duke of Guise, in Wassy, France, on 1 March 1562. The massacre is identified as the first majo ...

*22 September – Treaty of Hampton Court *28 September to 26 October – Siege of Rouen *19 December –

Battle of Dreux The Battle of Dreux was fought on 19 December 1562 between Catholics and Huguenots. The Catholics were led by Anne de Montmorency while Louis I, Prince of Condé, led the Huguenots. Though commanders from both sides were captured, the French Cat ...

Births

*19 August –

Charles II de Bourbon-Vendôme Charles II of Bourbon (1562–1594), known as ''Cardinal de Vendôme'' and later as ''Cardinal de Bourbon'', was a prince of the blood of the House of Bourbon. When his Protestant cousin became King Henry IV of France in 1589, he raised the hopes o ...

, Cardinal (died 1594) *10 December –

Roger de Saint-Lary de Termes Roger de Saint-Lary de Termes, duc de Bellegarde (10 December 156213 July 1646 in Paris), nephew of Roger de Saint-Lary de Bellegarde, was a French duke. Life Born as son to Jean de Saint-Lary (died in 1586), who was a military governor of Metz ...

, duke (died 1646)

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Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron (, 156231 July 1602) was a French soldier whose military achievements were accompanied by plotting to dismember France and setting himself up as ruler of an independent Burgundy. Biography He was born in Saint-Bla ...

, soldier (died 1602)

Deaths

*13 October –

Claudin de Sermisy Claudin de Sermisy (c. 1490 – 13 October 1562) was a French composer of the Renaissance.Isabelle Cazeaux, "Claudin d Sermisy", "The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians", ed. Stanley Sadie. 20 vol. (London, Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 1 ...

, composer (born c.1490) *31 October –

Augustin Marlorat Augustin Marlorat du Pasquier (Augustinus Marloratus) (1506-October 31, 1562) was a French Protestant reformer, executed on a treason charge. Life He was born at Bar-le-Duc about 1506. At the age of eight he was placed in an Augustinians, Augu ...

. Protestant reformer (born 1506) *19 December –

Jacques Dalbon, Seigneur de Saint Andre Jacques d'Albon, Seigneur de Saint-André (c. 1505–1562) was a French governor, Marshal, and favourite of Henri II. He began his career as a confident of the dauphin during the reign of François I, reared with the prince under the governorsh ...

, soldier (born c.1505)

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Omer Talon Painting is of Omer Talon Lawyer 1595 - 1652 not Omer Talon Humanist 1510 - 1562. Omer Talon (Audomarus Talaeus) (c. 1510–1562) was a French humanist, a close ally of Petrus Ramus. Biographical details are few; and there are some quite serious ...

, humanist (born c.1510)

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