1544 in France explained

Events from the year 1544 in France.

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Francis I^[1]

Events

• 11 April  - Battle of Ceresole
• 2 to 4 June  - Battle of Serravalle
• July - August; siege of St. Dizier, during the Italian War of 1542–46

Births

Full date missing

• Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas, poet (died 1590).^[2]

Deaths

Full date missing

• Clément Marot, poet (born 1496)
• Charles du Dros, governor
• Bonaventure des Périers, writer (born c.1510)
• Pierre Chambiges, mason and architect
• René of Châlon, Prince of Orange and stadtholder in the Low Countries

Notes and References

1. Web site: Francis I king of France Britannica . www.britannica.com . 1 June 2022 . en.
2. Encyclopedia: Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste . . 6 . 1917 . 2 . Blangstrup, Chr. . Christian Blangstrup . J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel . Copenhagen . da . 25 September 2015 .