1543 in France

Incumbents

• Monarch - Francis I

Events

• Siege of Landrecies May 1543 - November 1543
• Siege of Nice 6-22 August 1543

Births

• 18 February - Charles III, Duke of Lorraine.

Full date missing

• Louis Bellaud, writer
• François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières, military officer
• Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy, secretary of state

Deaths

Full date missing

• Jean Le Veneur, Roman Catholic cardinal, died 7 or 8 August 1543.
• Philippe de Chabot, admiral