1569 in France
Years in France: | 1566 1567 1568 1569 1570 1571 1572 |
Centuries: | 15th century · 16th century · 17th century |
Decades: | 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s |
Years: | 1566 1567 1568 1569 1570 1571 1572 |
Events from the year 1569 in France.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Charles IX of France
Events
- September – A Royalist army under the Duc d'Anjou and Marshal Tavannes forces Coligny to abandon the siege of Poitiers.
- October 3 – Battle of Moncountour: The Royalist forces of Tavannaes and Anjou defeat Coligny's Huguenots.
- The trade compact of 1536 is renewed, exempting French merchants from Ottoman law and allowing them to travel, buy and sell throughout the sultan's dominions and to pay low customs duties on French imports and exports.
Births
- March 13 – Louis, Prince of Condé, French Protestant general (b. 1530)
Deaths
References
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