Events from the year 1491 in France
Monarch – Charles VIII
Jacques Cartier, explorer (died 1557).
Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, duchess (died 1521)
John II, Count of Nevers, nobleman (born 1415)
Jean Balue, cardinal and minister (born c.1421)
Philippe Basiron, composer, singer and organist (born c.1449)
Thomas Basin, bishop and historian (born 1412)
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