1545 in France

Incumbents

• Monarch - Francis I

Events

• July 18-19 - Battle of the Solent between English and French fleets. The engagement is inconclusive but on July 19 Henry VIII of England's flagship, the Mary Rose, sinks.
• c. July 21 - Battle of Bonchurch: The English reverse an attempted French invasion of the Isle of Wight off the coast of England as part of the Italian Wars.

Births

• April 2 - Elisabeth of Valois, queen of Philip II of Spain
• May 1 - Franciscus Junius, French theologian

Deaths

• June 12 - Francis I, Duke of Lorraine.
• July 7 - Pernette Du Guillet, poet