1680 in France explained

Events from the year 1680 in France.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Louis XIV^[1]

Events

• • • • • • Chambers of Reunion (French courts under Louis XIV) decide on complete annexation of Alsace.

Births

• • • • • • • • 23 February  - Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, French colonizer and Governor of Louisiana (d. 1767)
• 9 April  - Philippe Néricault Destouches, French dramatist (d. 1754)

Deaths

• • • • • • • 22 February  - Catherine Monvoisin, French sorceress (b. c. 1607)
• 14 March  - René Le Bossu, French critic (b. 1631)
• 17 March  - François de La Rochefoucauld, French writer (b. 1613)
• 23 March  - Nicolas Fouquet, French statesman (b. 1615)
  • Marie Meurdrac, French chemist and alchemist (b. 1610)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715) . www.bbc.co.uk . 9 June 2022.