1635 in France explained

Events from the year 1635 in France.

Incumbents

Monarch: Louis XIII^[1]

Events

- - - - February 22 - The Académie française in Paris is formally constituted as the national academy for the preservation of the French language.^[2]
May - France declares war on Spain.
May 30 - Thirty Years' War - The Peace of Prague is signed, which ends the German civil war aspect of the conflict.
Guadeloupe and Martinique are colonized by France.
Dominica is claimed by France.

Births

- - - - June 3 - Philippe Quinault, French writer (d. 1688)
July 19 - Francine Descartes (d. 1640)
July 23 - Adam Dollard des Ormeaux (d. 1660)
October 7 - Roger de Piles, French painter (d. 1709)
November 27 - Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, second wife of Louis XIV of France (d. 1719)

Deaths

- - - - December 25 - Samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec (b. c.1567)

Notes and References

Book: Sturdy . David . Richelieu and Mazarin: A Study in Statesmanship . 14 March 2017 . Bloomsbury Publishing . 978-1-350-31732-1 . 20 . en.
Web site: Les grandes dates. Académie française. 2011-02-04.