Events from the year 1554 in France.
Incumbents Monarch – Henry II
Events August 2 – Battle of Marciano: Senese–French forces are defeated by the Florentine–Imperial army. August 12 – Battle of Renty: French forces led by Francis, Duke of Guise turn back an invasion of Picardy by Charles V.
Births March 22 – Catherine de Parthenay, French noblewoman and mathematician (d. 1631) March 26 – Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611)
Date unknown Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomat (d. 1612)
Deaths Anne de Laval, Viscountess of Thouars
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