1691 in France explained

Events from the year 1691 in France

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Louis XIV^[1]

Events

• 18 September  - Battle of Leuze

Births

Full date missing

• Gaston-Laurent Coeurdoux, Jesuit missionary (died 1779)
• Charles d'Orléans de Rothelin, clergyman (died 1744)
• Joseph-Charles Roettiers, engraver and medalist (died 1779)
• François Alexandre Pierre de Garsault, botanist, zoologist and painter (died 1778)

Deaths

Full date missing

• Jean Petitot, painter (born 1607)^[2]
• Jean-Jacques Renouard de Villayer, member of the Conseil d'État (born 1607)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715) . www.bbc.co.uk . 9 June 2022.
2. Encyclopedia: Petitot, Jean . . 19 . 1915 . 2 . Blangstrup, Chr. . Christian Blangstrup . J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel . Copenhagen . da . 30 September 2015 .