Historedia
Person

François de Bourbon

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1543

Every event in Historedia whose sources name François de Bourbon, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Siege of Nice

    1543

    Role: French Governor of Marseille

    1. May–July 1543 · Mediterranean Sea / MarseilleFleet Deployment

      Barbarossa's fleet departed the Sea of Marmara in mid-May 1543 and reached Marseille in July to join French forces.

    2. 6–15 August 1543 · NiceInitial Attack

      Franco-Ottoman forces attacked Nice on 6 August 1543, breaching walls but facing stiff resistance that prevented immediate capture.

    3. 22 August 1543 · NiceSurrender and Withdrawal

      The city surrendered on 22 August, but the besiegers retired before taking the citadel due to the arrival of an Imperial-Savoyard relief fleet under Andrea Doria.

Sources

  1. Siege of Nice Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12