1658 in France explained

Events from the year 1658 in France

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Louis XIV^[1]

Events

• 14 June  - Battle of the Dunes
• The siege of Dunkirk

Births

• 11 October  - Henri de Boulainvilliers, nobleman and historian (died 1722)^[2]

Deaths

• 18 June  - Louis Cappel, clergyman (born 1585)
• September  - Lucy Walter, royal mistress (born c.1630 in Wales)
• 20 October  - Louis Cellot, Jesuit writer (born 1588)
• 6 November  - Pierre du Ryer, dramatist (born 1606)
• Full date missing  - Hubert Le Sueur, sculptor (born c.1580)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715) . www.bbc.co.uk . 9 June 2022.
2. Encyclopedia: Boulainvilliers, Henri . . 3 . 1915 . 2 . Blangstrup, Chr. . Christian Blangstrup . J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel . Copenhagen . da . 31 August 2015 .