1668 in France

Events from the year 1668 in France.

1668
in
France
Decades:
  • 1640s
  • 1650s
  • 1660s
  • 1670s
  • 1680s
See also:Other events of 1668
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Incumbents

  • Monarch: Louis XIV[1]

Events

  • May 2 The first Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of Devolution.
  • September 9 Molière's comedy The Miser (L'Avare) is first performed, in Paris.

Births

  • May 8 Alain-René Lesage, novelist and playwright (d. 1747)
  • November 10
    • Louis, Prince of Condé, Bourbon royal duke (d. 1710)
    • François Couperin, composer (d. 1733)
  • November 27 Henri François d'Aguesseau, Chancellor of France (d. 1751)

Deaths

  • May 8 Catherine of St. Augustine, canoness and nurse of New France (b. 1632)
  • December 11 Marquise-Thérèse de Gorla, actress (b. 1633)

See also

References

  1. "BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715)". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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