Events from the year 1592 in
France
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Incumbents
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Monarch
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Henry IV
Events
*December 1591 to May 1592 –
Siege of Rouen
*21 to 24 May –
Battle of Craon
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Births
*22 January –
Pierre Gassendi
Pierre Gassendi (; also Pierre Gassend, Petrus Gassendi; 22 January 1592 – 24 October 1655) was a French philosopher, Catholic priest, astronomer, and mathematician. While he held a church position in south-east France, he also spent much tim ...
, philosopher, scientist, mathematician and astronomer (died 1655)
*10 July –
Pierre d'Hozier
Pierre d'Hozier, seigneur de la Garde (July 10, 1592 – December 1, 1660), was a French genealogist.
Life
He was born in Marseille. He belonged to the household of the Marshal de Créqui and gave him aid in his genealogical investigations.
In 1 ...
, genealogist (died 1660)
*1 August –
François le Métel de Boisrobert
François le Métel de Boisrobert (1 August 1592 – 30 March 1662) was a French poet, playwright, and courtier.
Life
He was born in Caen. He trained as a lawyer, later practising for a time in Rouen. He traveled to Paris in 1622 and establishe ...
, poet and playwright (died 1662)
*18 September –
Jean Guyon
Jean Guyon ''du Buisson'' (Bapt. September 18, 1592 – May 30, 1663) was the patriarch of one of the earliest families to settle on the North shore of New France's St. Lawrence River.
Guyon made his living as a master mason and, according ...
, patriarch (died 1663)
*November –
Françoise de Lorraine, Duchess of Vendôme
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* Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange (1772–1816), French actress
* Claudine Françoise Mignot (1624–1711), French adventuress
* Françoise Adn ...
(died 1669)
*Approximate date –
Angélique Paulet, salonnière, singer, musician and actress (died 1651)
Deaths
*26 July –
Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, soldier (born 1524)
*13 September –
Michel de Montaigne
Michel Eyquem, Sieur de Montaigne ( ; ; 28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592), also known as the Lord of Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularizing the essay as a liter ...
, philosopher and essayist (born 1533)
*27 October –
Michel de Castelnau
Michel de Castelnau, Sieur de la Mauvissière (c. 1520–1592), French soldier and diplomat, ambassador to Queen Elizabeth. His memoirs, covering the period between 1559 and 1570, are considered a more reliable source for the period than many oth ...
, soldier and diplomat (born c.1520)
See also
References
1590s in France
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