Events from the year 1526 in France.
Incumbents Monarch – Francis I
Events
January 14 – Treaty of Madrid was signed by king Francis I stipulating the abandonment of Burgundy, and French claims in northern Italy and Artois . February 6 – Suleiman the Magnificent, agrees to form a military alliance with France, after King Francis I sends a proposal by way of his envoy, Jean Frangipani.Roger B. Merriman, Suleiman the Magnificent, 1520–1566 (Read Books, 2007) p.129 March 6 – King Francis I of France is released from captivity in Spain after having signed the Treaty of Madrid.Tarver 2016, p. 106 March 17 – King Francis I crosses from the Bidasoa River from Spain into France, while at the same time, his sons the Dauphin Prince François and Prince Henri, cross into Spain to take his place as hostages to guarantee France's compliance with the Madrid Treaty. May 22 - King Francis I creates the League of Cognac to unite France with Florence, Venice, Milan and the Papacy against the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
Births April 12 – Muretus, French humanist (d. 1585)
Date Unknown Adam de Craponne, French engineer (d.1576)
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