1756 in France
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Events from the year 1756 in France
Incumbents
- Louis XV[1]
Events
- 12 April – French invasion of Minorca, at this time under British control.
- 1 May – Treaty of Versailles.
- 18 May – The Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France.[2]
- 20 May – Battle of Minorca: The French fleet under Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière defeats the British under John Byng.
- 29 June – The 2-month Armand de Vignerot du Plessis.
- 14 August – French and Indian War: Fort Oswego falls to the French.
Arts and literature
- François Boucher paints portraits of Madame de Pompadour.
- The Vincennes porcelain factory moves to Sèvres as the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres.
Births
- 3 January – Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve, writer and politician (died 1794)
- 23 May – Charles Clément Balvay (called Bervic), engraver (died 1822)[3]
- 28 November – Marie-Madeleine Postel, Roman Catholic saint (died 1846)
- 24 December – Joseph François Augustin Monneron, banker and politician (died 1826)
- Full date missing – Antoine-François Momoro, printer, bookseller and politician (died 1794)
Deaths
- 27 June – Marie Sallé, dancer and choreographer (born 1707)
- 16 April – Jacques Cassini, astronomer (born 1677)
See also
References
- ^ "BBC - History - King Louis XV". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1915). "Bervic, Charles Clément". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 3 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. Retrieved 2015-09-03.