1542 in France

Events from the year 1542 in France.

Incumbents

Monarch - Francis I

Events

March 8 - Antoine Escalin des Eymars, the French ambassador, returns from Constantinople with promises of Ottoman aid in a war against Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
July 12 - King Francis I, after allying with Suleiman the Magnificent, declares war once again on Charles V, starting the Italian War of 1542–1546.

Births

October 31 – Henriette of Cleves, French noblewoman
December 8 –Mary I of Scotland , Queen consort of France and wife of Francis II.