1519 in France

Events from the year 1519 in France.

Incumbents

Monarch - Francis I

Events

University of Auvergne established
King Francis I loses the empirical election for the Holy Roman Emperor title to Charles V.

Births

February 17- Francis, Duke of Guise, soldier and politician
March 31-Henry II of France, King of France
April 13 - Catherine de' Medici, queen of France.
July 2- François de Noailles, diplomat

Full date missing

Theodore Beza, Protestant reformer.
Matthieu Cointerel, cardinal
Gaspard II de Coligny, soldier and Huguenot leader.

Deaths

May 2 - Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter and scientist, who worked in the court of King Francis I
June 2 – Philippe de Luxembourg, French bishop and Cardinal
September 9 - René de Prie, French bishop and Cardinal
November 27 - Antoine Bohier Du Prat, French bishop and Cardinal