1708 in France
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Events from the year 1708 in France.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
- 23 March - James Stuart, the "Old Pretender", having sailed from Dunkirk with 5000 French troops, with the intention of invading Britain, attempts to land in the Firth of Forth; the attempt is thwarted by the Royal Navy, under Admiral Byng.[2]
Births[edit]
- 10 January - Donat Nonnotte, painter (died 1785)[3]
- 26 March - Louis Guillouet, comte d'Orvilliers, admiral (died 1792)[4]
- 2 September - André le Breton, publisher (died 1779)
Deaths[edit]
- 5 March - Charles Le Gobien, Jesuit writer (born 1653)[5]
- 23 April - Jacques Gravier, Jesuit missionary (born 1651)[6]
- 11 May - Jules Hardouin Mansart, architect (born 1646)[7]
- 28 December - Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, botanist (born 1656)[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Who was Louis XIV of France? Everything you need to know about the 'Sun King' and the Palace of Versailles". The Telegraph. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "James Francis Edward Stuart: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland". www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Donatien Nonnotte (1708-1785)". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Louis Guillouet". Worldcat. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Charles Le Gobien (1653-1708)". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Biography – GRAVIER, JACQUES – Volume II (1701-1740)". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Jules Hardouin-Mansart - French architect". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Joseph Pitton de Tournefort - French botanist and physician". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 April 2018.