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1520 in France

Explore 6 historical events and records for France in 1520.

Historical records for France in 1520

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June

Receives Cardinal Wolsey

Francis I ยท Paris ยท Government / Government of France

Receives Cardinal Wolsey who informs him of Henry VIIIs arrival in Calais

Entertains Henry VII at Field of Cloth of Gold near Guines

Francis I ยท Paris ยท Government / Government of France

Entertains Henry VII at Field of Cloth of Gold near Guines

Bids Henry VIII farewell at the Field of Cloth of Gold

Francis I ยท Paris ยท Government / Government of France

Bids Henry VIII farewell at the Field of Cloth of Gold

July

Meeting with Henty VIII

Francis I ยท Calais ยท Government / Government of France

Meets Henty VIII after the Field of Cloth of Gold on the border of Gravelines & Calais

Other events (month unknown)

Border Settlement at Paris

Francis I ยท Paris ยท Government / Government of France

Returns the Duke of Albany to Scotland to harass the English border

Cardinal Created

Guise, Jean ยท Rome ยท Cardinal of Lorraine ยท Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Jean of Lorraine from the Guise family is made a cardinal

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