1710 in France explained

Events from the year 1710 in France.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Louis XIV^[1]

Events

• • • • • • August 20  - War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Saragossa: The Spanish-Bourbon army commanded by the Marquis de Bay is soundly defeated by the forces of the Habsburg monarchy under Guido Starhemberg and their allies.^[2]

Births

• February 15  - Louis Duke of Anjou, great-grandson of reigning King Louis XIV and his eventual successor (as Louis XV) (d. 1774)
• November 13  - Charles Simon Favart, French dramatist (d. 1792)
• Date unknown
  • Antoine Yart, poet and translator (d. 1791)

Deaths

• • • • • • • February 16  - Esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes (b. 1632)
• February 25  - Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, French explorer (b. c. 1639)
• March 4  - Louis III, Prince of Condé (b. 1668)
• June 7  - Louise de La Vallière, mistress of King Louis XIV of France (b. 1644)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715) . www.bbc.co.uk . 9 June 2022.
2. Book: Kamen, Henry. Felipe V, el rey que reinó dos veces. Temas de Hoy. Historia. Madrid. 2000. 3rd. 8478808477. 96–97.