1730 in France explained

Events from the year 1730 in France.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Louis XV^[1]

Births

• • • • • • • 7 March  - Baron de Breteuil, last prime minister of the French monarchy (d. 1807)
• 10 July - Jean-Baptiste Willermoz, French Freemason (d. 1824)
• 26 July  - Charles Messier, French astronomer (d. 1817)

Deaths

• • • • • • • 20 March  - Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (b. 1692)^[2]
• 7 July  - Olivier Levasseur, French pirate
• 18 July  - François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi, French soldier (b. 1644)
• 15 October  - Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, French explorer (b. 1658)
• 21 November  - François de Troy, French portrait artist (b. 1645)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - King Louis XV . www.bbc.co.uk . 17 June 2022.
2. Web site: Adrienne Lecouvreur French actor Britannica . www.britannica.com . 13 June 2022 . en.