Events from the year 1592 in France.
Incumbents Monarch – Henry IV
Events December 1591 to May 1592 – Siege of Rouen 21 to 24 May – Battle of Craon
Births 22 January – Pierre Gassendi, philosopher, scientist, mathematician and astronomer (died 1655) 10 July – Pierre d'Hozier, genealogist (died 1660) 1 August – François le Métel de Boisrobert, poet and playwright (died 1662) 18 September – Jean Guyon, patriarch (died 1663) November – Françoise de Lorraine, Duchess of Vendôme (died 1669) Approximate date – Angélique Paulet, salonnière, singer, musician and actress (died 1651)
Deaths
26 July – Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, soldier (born 1524) 13 September – Michel de Montaigne, philosopher and essayist (born 1533) 27 October – Michel de Castelnau, soldier and diplomat (born c.1520)
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