1592 in France
Incumbents
Events
- December 1591 to May 1592 – Siege of Rouen
- 21 to 24 May – Battle of Craon
Births
- 22 January – Pierre Gassendi, philosopher, scientist, mathematician and astronomer (died 1655)
- 10 July – Pierre d'Hozier, genealogist (died 1660)
- 1 August – François le Métel de Boisrobert, poet and playwright (died 1662)
- 18 September – Jean Guyon, patriarch (died 1663)
- November – Françoise de Lorraine, Duchess of Vendôme (died 1669)
- Approximate date – Angélique Paulet, salonnière, singer, musician and actress (died 1651)
Deaths
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- 26 July – Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, soldier (born 1524){{cite encyclopedia |title=Biron, Armand de Gontaut |page=280 |encyclopedia=Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon |volume=3 |year=1915 |edition=2 |editor=Blangstrup, Chr. |editor-link=Christian Blangstrup |publisher=J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel |location=Copenhagen |language=da |url=https://runeberg.org/salmonsen/2/3/0324.html |access-date=28 August 2015 }}
- 13 September – Michel de Montaigne, philosopher and essayist (born 1533)
- 27 October – Michel de Castelnau, soldier and diplomat (born c.1520)
See also
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