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| | 1559 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | July 10 - Francis II becomes King of France following the death of his father, Henry II in a jousting accident. |
 | | France gives up most of its gains in Italy (including Savoy), keeping only Saluzzo, but keeps the three Lorraine bishoprics of Metz, Toul, and Verdun, and the formerly English town of Calais. |
 | | January 25 - Christian II, ex- King of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden ( born 1481) |
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