1747 in France explained

Events from the year 1747 in France

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Louis XV^[1]

Events

• 2 July  - Battle of Lauffeld
• 19 July  - Battle of Assietta

Births

Full date missing

• Armand Louis de Gontaut military officer and politician (died 1793)^[2]
• Rose Bertin, hatmaker and dressmaker (died 1813)
• Joséphine Leroux, Ursuline nun (died 1794)

Deaths

Full date missing

• Philibert Orry, statesman (born 1689)
• Jean-Baptiste Barrière, cellist and composer (born 1707)
• Antoine Monnoyer, painter (born 1670)
• Nicholas Mahudel, antiquarian (born 1673)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - King Louis XV . www.bbc.co.uk . 17 June 2022.
2. Encyclopedia: Biron, Armand Louis de Gontaut . . 3 . 1915 . 2 . Blangstrup, Chr. . Christian Blangstrup . J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel . Copenhagen . da . 3 September 2015 .