Events from the year 1521 in France.
Incumbents Monarch – Francis I
Events 30 June – Battle of Esquiroz: French forces under Henri d'Albret, exiled King of Navarre, are defeated by the Spanish and forced to abandon their attempt to recover Henri's kingdom. August 20 – Siege of Mézières Armies of the Holy Roman Empire besiege the French town of Mézières for 3 weeks. 23 November – Spanish–German–Papal forces under Prosper Colonna force French Marshal Odet de Lautrec to abandon Milan.
Births 18 April – François de Coligny d'Andelot, French general (d. 1569)
Date Unknown
Anne du Bourg, French magistrate and a Protestant martyr. (d.1559) Louis de La Trémoille, French nobleman and 1st Duke of Thouars (d.1577) Gilles de Gouberville, French diarist (d.1578) Rene Benoit(or Rene Benedict), French theologian and writer (d.1608) Louise de Brézé, French noblewoman .(d.1577)
Deaths
April 28 - Suzanne, French noblewomen, Duchess of Bourbon (b.1491)
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