1669 in France
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Events from the year 1669 in France
Incumbents
- Louis XIV[1]
Events
- The Paris Opera was founded
- The École des Jeunes de langues was founded
- The Régiment Royal–La Marinewas established
Births
- 17 August – Jean-Baptiste Brutel de la Rivière, Protestant minister (d. 1742)
Full date missing
- Charles d'Agar, painter (d. 1723)
- Jacques Bouillart, Benedictine monk (d. 1726)
- Philip Bouquett, linguist (d. 1748)[2]
- Michel-Celse-Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, churchman and diplomat (d. 1736)
Deaths
Françoise de Lorraine, Duchess of Vendôme
- 18 March – Gilles Boileau, translator (b. 1631)
- 6 August – Louis, Duke of Vendôme (b. 1612)
- 8 September – Françoise de Lorraine, Duchess of Vendôme (b. 1592)
- 10 September – Henrietta Maria of France, Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (b. 1609)[3]
- 29 December – Marin Cureau de la Chambre, physician and philosopher (b. 1594)
Full date missing
- Pierre Affre, sculptor (b. 1509)[4]
- François Anguier, sculptor (born c.1604)[5]
See also
References
- ^ "BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715)". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Bouquet, Philip (BKT689P)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Henrietta Maria | queen consort of England | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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- ^ , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 2 (9th ed.), 1878, p. 46
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