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See also: | Other events of 1565 History of France • Timeline • Years |
Events from the year 1565 in France.
Incumbents
Events
- January 1 – Recognized as the first day of the year by the royal chancellery according to the Edict of Roussillon (1564) article 39.
- September 4 – The Spanish fleet of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés lands in modern-day Florida to oust the French under Jean Ribault. He later destroys the French colony of Fort Caroline.
- Lycée Alexandre Ribot founded in Saint-Omer as a Walloon Jesuit college.
Births
- October 6 – Marie de Gournay, writer (died 1645)
Deaths
- June 12 – Adrianus Turnebus, classical scholar (born 1512)
- September 13 – William Farel, evangelist (born 1489)
- October 12 – Jean Ribault, explorer and colonist (born 1520)
- c. October 22 – Jean Grolier de Servières, bibliophile (born 1479)
See also
References
- ↑ "Charles IX, King of France". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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