1694 in France explained

Events from the year 1694 in France

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Louis XIV^[1]

Events

• 27 May  - Battle of Torroella
• 29 June  - Battle of Texel

Births

• 21 November  - Voltaire, writer, historian, and philosopher (died 1778)^[2]

Full date missing

• Louis, Duke of Joyeuse, nobleman (died 1724)

Deaths

Full date missing

• Ismaël Bullialdus, astronomer and mathematician (born 1605)^[3]
• Paul Fréart de Chantelou, collector (born 1609)
• Bernardin Gigault de Bellefonds, general (born 1630)
• Gabriel Mouton, scientist (born 1618)
• René Ouvrard, composer (born 1624)
• Claire-Clémence de Maillé-Brézé, noblewoman (born 1628)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715) . www.bbc.co.uk . 9 June 2022.
2. Web site: Voltaire Biography, Works, Philosophy, Ideas, Beliefs, & Facts Britannica . www.britannica.com . 7 June 2022 . en.
3. Encyclopedia: Boulliau, Ismael . . 3 . 1915 . 2 . Blangstrup, Chr. . Christian Blangstrup . J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel . Copenhagen . da . 1 September 2015 .