Events from the year 1566 in France.
Incumbents Monarch – Charles IX of France
Events Ordonnance of Moulins prohibits writing, printing or selling of defamatory books and requires all books published to carry a seal of state approval.
Births February 1 – Marie of the Incarnation, Discalced Carmelite beatified nun and blessed (d. 1618) November 3 – Charles, Count of Soissons, prince du sang and military commander (d. 1612) date unknown Claude Dausque, Jesuit (d. 1644) Françoise de Montmorency-Fosseux, mistress of King Henry III of Navarre (d. 1614) Claude de La Trémoille, nobleman (d. 1604)
Deaths April 25 Diane de Poitiers, Noblewoman and mistress of King Henry II of France (b.1500) Louise Labé, poet (b. c. 1524) April 29 – Jean Suau, French Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal (b.1503) July 2 – Nostradamus, astrologer (b. 1503) July 30 – Guillaume Rondelet, doctor (b. 1507)
date unknown Charles Dumoulin, jurist (b. 1500)
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