1597 in France
Events from the year 1597 in France.
Incumbents
Events
- March 11 - The French city of Amiens falls to Spanish tropes in a surprise attack by a small force disguised as peasants.This event is in the context of the French Wars of Religion and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604).
- September 25 - The city of Amiens is liberated after a three months of siege by king Henry IV and his army.
Births
- January 31 - John Francis Regis, French saint
- February 24 - Vincent Voiture, French poet
- May 31 - Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French writer and essayist
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- Charles Racquet, French organist and composer
- Jacques Linard, French painter