1721 in France explained

Events from the year 1721 in France.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Louis XV^[1]
• Regent: Philip II of Orleans^[2]

Births

• October 19  - Joseph de Guignes, French orientalist (d. 1800)
• December 6  - Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French statesman (d. 1794)
• December 29  - Marquise de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV of France (d. 1764)

Deaths

• April 14  - Michel Chamillart, French statesman (b. 1652)
• July 18  - Antoine Watteau, French painter (b. 1684)
• August 13  - Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (b. 1665)
• Henri Arnaud, French pastor and leader of the Waldenses (b. 1641)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - King Louis XV . www.bbc.co.uk . 17 June 2022.
2. Book: Semmens . Richard Templar . The Bals Publics at the Paris Opéra in the Eighteenth Century . 2004 . Pendragon Press . 978-1-57647-034-3 . 29 . en.