1744 in France explained

Events from the year 1744 in France

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Louis XV^[1]

Events

• 30 September  - Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo
• Planned French invasion of Britain

Births

• 8 November  - Pierre Jean Van Stabel, naval officer (died 1797)

Full date missing

• Jean-Jacques Boisard, fabulist (died 1833)^[2]
• Marc Marie, Marquis de Bombelles, diplomat (died 1822)

Deaths

• 13 February  - Pierre Gobert, painter (born 1662)
• 29 June  - André Campra, composer and conductor (born 1660)
• 17 July  - Charles d'Orléans de Rothelin, clergyman (born 1691)
• 10 August  - Marc Marie, Marquis de Bombelles, clergyman (born 1677)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - King Louis XV . www.bbc.co.uk . 17 June 2022.
2. Encyclopedia: Boisard, Jean Jacques François Marie . . 3 . 1915 . 2 . Blangstrup, Chr. . Christian Blangstrup . J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel . Copenhagen . da . 29 August 2015 .