Events from the year 1545 in France.
Incumbents Monarch – Francis I
Events
July 18–19 – Battle of the Solent between English and French fleets. The engagement is inconclusive but on July 19 Henry VIII of England's flagship, the Mary Rose, sinks. c. July 21 – Battle of Bonchurch: The English reverse an attempted French invasion of the Isle of Wight off the coast of England as part of the Italian Wars.
Births
April 2 – Elisabeth of Valois, queen of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568) May 1 – Franciscus Junius, French theologian (d. 1602)
Deaths
June 12 – Francis I, Duke of Lorraine (b.1517). July 7 – Pernette Du Guillet, poet (b. c. 1520)
See also
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