1554 in France

Events from the year 1554 in France

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Henry II

Events

 * August 2 – Battle of Marciano: Senese–French forces are defeated by the Florentine–Imperial army.
 * August 12 – Battle of Renty: French forces led by Francis, Duke of Guise turn back an invasion of Picardy by Charles V.

Births

 * March 22 – Catherine de Parthenay, French noblewoman and mathematician (d. 1631)
 * March 26 – Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611)
 * date unknown
 * Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomat (d. 1612)

Deaths

 * Anne de Laval, Viscountess of Thouars