Events from the year 1562 in France.
Incumbents Monarch – Charles IX
Events January – The Edict of Saint-Germain grants Protestants limited freedom of worship inside houses or outside city walls. 1 March – An army led by François de Lorraine, Duke of Guise carries out the Massacre of Vassy, killing 50 and injuring hundreds of Protestants, starting the French Wars of Religion. 22 September – Treaty of Hampton Court 28 September to 26 October – Siege of Rouen 19 December – Battle of Dreux
Births
19 August – Charles II de Bourbon-Vendôme, Cardinal (died 1594) 10 December – Roger de Saint-Lary de Termes, duke (died 1646)
Full date missing Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron, soldier (died 1602)
Deaths 13 October – Claudin de Sermisy, composer (born c.1490) 31 October – Augustin Marlorat. Protestant reformer (born 1506) 19 December – Jacques Dalbon, Seigneur de Saint Andre, soldier (born c.1505)
Full date missing Omer Talon, humanist (born c.1510)
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