Events from the year 1595 in
France
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Incumbents
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Monarch
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–
Henry IV
Events
*8 to 24 April –
Siege of Calais
*5 June –
Battle of Fontaine-Française
*20 to 26 June –
Siege of Le Catelet
*14 to 31 July –
Siege of Doullens
The siege of Doullens, also known as the Spanish capture of Doullens or the Storming of Doullens, took place between 14 and 31 July 1595, as part of the Franco-Spanish War (1595-1598), in the context of the French Wars of Religion. After ten days ...
Births
Full date missing
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Jean Chapelain
Jean Chapelain (4 December 1595 – 22 February 1674) was a French poet and critic during the Grand Siècle, best known for his role as an organizer and founding member of the Académie française. Chapelain acquired considerable prestige as a l ...
, poet (died
1674)
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Jean Desmarets
Jean Desmarets, Sieur de Saint-Sorlin (1595 – 28 October 1676) was a French writer and dramatist. He was a founding member, and the first to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française in 1634.
Biography
Born in Paris, Desmarets was introduced ...
, writer and dramatist (died 1676)
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Claude de Mesmes, comte d'Avaux, diplomat (died 1650)
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Henri II de Montmorency
Henri II de Montmorency (1595 – 30 October 1632) was a French nobleman and military commander.
Biography
Born at Chantilly, Oise, Henri was the son of Henri I de Montmorency and Louise de Budos. He was the godson of Henri IV of France, Henri ...
, nobleman and military commander (died 1632)
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Jean Ballesdens
Jean Ballesdens (1595 in Paris – 1675 in Paris) was a French lawyer, editor and bibliophile, though he has left practically no writings. He is the first known collector of books with historic bindings.
Biography
A lawyer to the parlement de Pari ...
, lawyer and editor (died 1675)
Deaths
Full date missing
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André de Brancas, admiral
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Henri I d'Orléans, duc de Longueville Henry I of Orléans-Longueville (1568 – April 8, 1595) was a French aristocrat and military and Grand Chamberlain of France between 1589 and 1595.
Biography
Henry was the eldest son of Léonor d'Orléans, duc de Longueville (1540–1573) and Mari ...
, aristocrat (born 1568)
See also
References
1590s in France
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