1579 in France
Events from the year '''1579 in France'''
Incumbents
Events
- April 10 – In the village of Cuers in France, near Toulon rebelled. Peasants killed around 600 nobles and upper-class gentlemen of the Catholic League serving the Count of Carces.
- December 25 – Protestant French troops, under the command of Matthieu Merle, seized the capital of Gévaudan, Mende.
Births
- August 18 - Countess Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau, fourth daughter of William the silent
- August 21- Henri, Duke of Rohan -French soldier, writer and leader of the Huguenots.
Date Unknown
- Germaine Cousin, French saint
- Étienne de la Croix, Jesuit missionary and writer
Deaths
- May 6 -François de Montmorency, French noble, governor of Île de France and 2nd Duke of Montmorency.
- April 12 - Jean de Monluc, French clergyman and diplomat
Date unknown
- Claude de Rohan-Gié, French lady-in-waiting, and a mistress of king Francis I of France.