1704 in France explained

Events from the year 1704 in France.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Louis XIV^[1]

Events

• 13 August  - War of the Spanish Succession  - Battle of Blenheim: Allied troops under John Churchill, the Earl of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeat the Franco-Bavarian army.^[2]

Births

• 12 February  - Charles Pinot Duclos, writer (died 1772)
• 28 February  - Louis Godin, astronomer (died 1760)
• 3 August  - Catherine-Nicole Lemaure, operatic soprano (died 1786)
• 24 June  - Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, writer (died 1771)

Deaths

• 2 February  - Guillaume François Antoine, Marquis de l'Hôpital, mathematician (born 1661)
• 24 February  - Marc-Antoine Charpentier, composer (born 1643)
• 12 April  - Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, bishop and writer (born 1627)
• 13 May  - Louis Bourdaloue, Jesuit preacher (born 1632)^[3]
• 7 July  - Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, fur trader and explorer (born c. 1657)
• 14 August  - Roland Laporte, Protestant leader (born 1675)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715) . www.bbc.co.uk . 9 June 2022.
2. News: Anniversary of Battle of Blenheim, BBC News. 2011-08-13 . 9 August 2004.
3. Web site: Louis Bourdaloue French priest Britannica . Encyclopædia Britannica . 10 March 2022 . en.