1491 in France
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Events from the year 1491 in France.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch – Charles VIII ( As king), Anne of France (As regent-until 28 June) [1]
Events
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- December 6 – King Charles VIII marries Anne of Britany, securing the duchy of Britany under French control.[2]
Births
[edit]- March 25 – Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel, French nobility (died October 27 1549)
- May 10 - Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, duchess (died April 28 1521)
- October 6 – Francis de Bourbon, Count of St. Pol, French noble (died September 1 1545)
- December 31 - Jacques Cartier, explorer (died September 1 1557)
Deaths
[edit]Full date missing
[edit]- John II, Count of Nevers, nobleman (born 1415)
- Jean Balue, cardinal and minister (born c.1421)
- Philippe Basiron, composer, singer and organist (born c.1449)
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ Guizot, M. Francois (2010). The History of France from the Earliest Times to 1848. Nabu Press. ISBN 978-1176501850.
- ↑ Buylaert, Frederik; Haemers, Jelle (2013). "War, politics and diplomacy in England, France and the Low Countries, 1475-1500. An entangled history". Proceedings of the 2011 Harlaxton Symposium (Harlaxton Medieval Studies). 23.
