Events from the year 1597 in France.
Incumbents Monarch – Henry IV
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 (d. 1640) February 24 – Vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648) May 31 – Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French writer and essayist (d.1654)
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Charles Racquet, French organist and composer (d.1664) Jacques Linard, French painter (d.1645)
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