Events from the year 1561 in France.
Incumbents Monarch – Charles IX
Events 15 May – The coronation of Charles IX 9 September to 9 October – The Colloquy of Poissy, a religious conference which object was to effect a reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants, took place in Poissy.
Births
8 April – Dominicus Baudius, poet, scholar and historian (d. 1613)
Full date missing Charles de Lorraine de Vaudémont, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1587)
Deaths
13 February – Francis I, Duke of Nevers, commander in the French Royal Army (b. 1516) 15 July – Louise de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, (b. 1482) 28 August – Jacqueline de Longwy, noblewoman, Countess of Bar-sur-Seine, Duchess of Montpensier (b. 1497).
Full date missing Barthélemy Aneau, poet and humanist (b. ca 1510) Claude Garamond, type designer, publisher and punch-cutter (b. ca 1510) Claude de Longwy de Givry, bishop and Cardinal (b. 1481) Bernard Salomon, painter, draftsman and engraver (b. 1506)
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