1701 in France
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Events from the year 1701 in France.
Incumbents
Events
- March – The Philip of Anjou, who became Philip V, first Bourbon king of Spain. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor forms the Grand Alliance with Great Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal, Savoy and Prussia. Louis XIV allies France with Spain and Bavaria.
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- allies. Formerly allied with the English, the treaty assured the Iroquois would be neutral if France and England were to ever resume hostilities.
Births
- 28 January – Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (d. 1774)
- 18 October – Charles le Beau, French historian (d. 1778)
Deaths
- Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (b. 1624)
- 15 September – Edmé Boursault, French writer (b. 1638)
- 5 November – Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, French-born English politician (b. c.1659)
See also
References
- ^ "BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715)". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ISBN 978-90-04-40283-6.