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France in 1550

Historical records for France in 1550, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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5Events
3Named people
2Places
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Historical records

March

March 1550Treaty of Boulogne-sur-MerHenry II

Boulogne-sur-Mer · House / House of Line of Anjou

France regains Boulogne-sur-Mer & Engand withdraw from Scotland. England receives 400,000 crowns & the release of John Knox

April

12 April 1550Duke of Guise SucceedsFrancis Guise Guise, 2nd

Joinville · House / House of Guise

Francis succeeds Claude as Duke of Guise

Other Events

1550Birth of Charles IXCharles IX

House / House of Line of Anjou

Birth of Charles IX, 2nd son of Henry II & Catherine de Medicus

1550Capture of Boulogne-sur-MerHenry II

Boulogne-sur-Mer · Warfare / England War

Henry II captures Boulogne-sur-Mer from the English

1550Siege of Boulogne-sur-MerHenry II

Boulogne-sur-Mer · Warfare / England War

Henry II captures Boulogne-sur-Mer from the English

Names involved

Charles IXFrancis Guise Guise, 2ndHenry II

Places involved

Boulogne-sur-MerJoinville

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.