1550 in France

Events from the year 1550 in France.

Incumbents

Monarch - Henry II

Events

March 24 – "Rough Wooing": England and France sign the Treaty of Boulogne, by which England withdraws from Boulogne in France and returns territorial gains in Scotland.
The first grammatical description of the French language is published by Louis Maigret.

Births

July 27 - Charles IX of France

Full date missing

Jean Beguin, iatrochemist
Marin le Bourgeoys, artist and inventor

Deaths

April 12 - Claude, Duke of Guise, French aristocrat and general.

Full date missing

Philippe de la Chambre, cardinal
Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine
Eguinaire Baron, jurist
Georges II d'Amboise, bishop and cardinal
Catherine d'Amboise, writer and poet