1707 in France explained

Events from the year 1707 in France.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Louis XIV^[1]

Events

• April 25: Battle of Almansa, described as "probably the only Battle in history in which the English forces were commanded by a Frenchman, the French by an Englishman."^[2]
• May 2–3: Action of 2 May 1707
• July 29-August 21: Battle of Toulon: Prince Eugene is forced to abandon his attempt to take the naval port of Toulon
• October 21: Battle at The Lizard

Births

• January 8 - Louis, Dauphin of France, son of Louis of France, Duke of Burgundy (died 1712)
• April 10 - Michel Corrette, organist and composer (died 1795)
• Nicolas La Grange, playwright and translator (died 1775)

Deaths

• February 26 - Louis Cousin, translator, historian, lawyer, royal censor and president of the cour des monnaies (born 1627)
• April 24 - Bernard Desjean, Baron de Pointis, admiral and privateer (born 1645)
• November 5 - Denis Dodart, physician, naturalist and botanist (born 1634)
• Julie d'Aubigny, swordswoman and opera singer (born c.1670)

See also

• War of the Spanish Succession

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715) . www.bbc.co.uk . 9 June 2022.
2. Fitzjames, James. Henry Morse. Stephens. Henry Morse Stephens.