1702 in France explained

Events from the year 1702 in France

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Louis XIV^[1]

Events

• 1 February  - Battle of Cremona
• 16 June to 12 September  - Siege of Landau
• 15 August  - Battle of Luzzara
• 14 October  - Battle of Friedlingen
• 23 October  - Battle of Vigo Bay.^[2]

Births

• 4 October  - Honoré Armand de Villars, nobleman, soldier and politician (died 1770)

Deaths

• 22 April  - François Charpentier, archaeologist (born 1620)
• 27 May  - Dominique Bouhours, Jesuit priest, essayist and grammarian (born 1628)
• 16 July  - Nicolas Lebègue, composer (born c.1631)
• 15 August  - Charles, Prince of Commercy, field marshal (born 1661)
• 16 September  - Armand de Camboust, duc de Coislin, military officer (born 1635)
• 8 December  - Chevalier de Lorraine, nobleman (born 1643)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715) . www.bbc.co.uk . 9 June 2022.
2. Encyclopedia: Vigo . 127 . . 25 . 1924 . 2 . Blangstrup, Chr. . Christian Blangstrup . J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel . Copenhagen . da . 18 August 2015 .