Events from the year 1520 in France
Incumbents
- Monarch – Francis I
Events
- June 7, a meeting between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France was held in Calais and lasted 18 days, until June 24. This event is known as the Field of Cloth of Gold.
Births
- January 1 -François Baudouin, French jurist, Christian controversialist and historian. (d.1573)
- August 10 - Madeleine of Valois, third daughter of King Francis I and Queen of Scotland (d.1537)
Deaths
- Henri Estienne, Parisian printer.(b.1460 or 1470)
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