Deaths on February 12

François Hotman

Died on February 12, 1590

François Hotman, French lawyer and author (b. 1524)

François Hotman (23 August 1524 – 12 February 1590) was a French Protestant lawyer and writer, associated with the legal humanists and with the monarchomaques, who struggled against absolute monarchy. His first name is often written 'Francis' in English. His surname is Latinized by himself as Hotomanus, by others as Hotomannus and Hottomannus. He has been called "one of the first modern revolutionaries".

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14 Mar

Henry IV of France
Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguenots defeat the forces of the Catholic League under Charles, Duke of Mayenne during the French Wars of Religion.
5 Sep

Siege of Paris (1590)
Alexander Farnese's army forces Henry IV of France to lift the siege of Paris.
24 Oct

Roanoke Colony
John White, the governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the "lost" colonists.

Deaths on February 12

François Hotman

Died on February 12, 1590

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