Events from the year 1471 in France.
Incumbents Monarch – King Louis XI
Events
January 4 – Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy agrees to help Edward IV regain the throne of England from King Henry VI. February – King Louis XI wages war in and around the town of Gamaches. Date unknown – Following the death of his father, Alain of Albret becomes the head of the House of Albret. Date unknown – Guillaume Fichet's Rhetorica becomes the first rhetoric to be published and printed in France. Date unknown – The Clos Lucé Palace is built by Hugues d'Amboise Date unknown – Pierre II de Virey becomes abbot of Clairvaux Abbey, succeeding Philippe II de Fontaines.
Births
Date unknown – Symphorien Champier, doctor and writer from Lyon
Deaths
December 17 – Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (born 1397) in Aire-sur-la-Lys Date unknown – Charles II d'Albret, magnate and soldier
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