Events from the year 1542 in France
Incumbents
- Monarch – Francis I
Events
- March 8 – Antoine Escalin des Eymars, the French ambassador, returns from Constantinople with promises of Ottoman aid in a war against Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
- July 12 - King Francis I, after allying with Suleiman the Magnificent, declares war once again on Charles V, starting the Italian War of 1542–1546.
Births
- October 31 – Henriette of Cleves, French noblewoman (d.1601)
- December 8 –Mary I of Scotland , Queen consort of France and wife of Francis II. (d.1587)
Deaths
See also
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