1728 in France explained

Events from the year 1728 in France.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Louis XV^[1]

Births

• March 5  - Jacques Beaufranchet, Beauvoisis regiment captain^[2]
• October 5  - Chevalier d'Eon, French diplomat, spy, soldier and transvestite (d. 1810)

Deaths

• • • • • • May 14  - Louise Marie d'Orléans, Mademoiselle, French princess (b.1726)
• August 15  - Marin Marais, French viol player and composer (b. 1656)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - King Louis XV . www.bbc.co.uk . 17 June 2022.
2. Connaissez-vous ces auvergnats célèbres ? 1750-1850, Georges-Léonard Hémeret, Editions Créer (1990) p.168