1766 in France explained

Events from the year 1766 in France

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Louis XV^[1]

Events

On March 3, 1766, Louis XV gave a speech to the Parlement of Paris addressing his problems with the actions of the magistrates.

Art

• Saint Peter Attempting to Walk on Water, oil painting by François Boucher

Births

Dates known

• July 8 - Dominique Jean Larrey, surgeon and military doctor(died 1842)
• August 6 - Charles-François Beautemps-Beaupré, hydrographic engineer and cartographer (died 1854)^[2]

Full date missing

• Louis-François Bertin, journalist and publisher (died 1841)^[3]
• Thomas Henry (patron of the arts), painter and patron of the arts (died 1836)
• Marie-François Auguste de Caffarelli du Falga, military officer (died 1849)

Deaths

Full date missing

• Jean-Marc Nattier, painter (born 1685)
• Adrien Maurice de Noailles, aristocrat and soldier (born 1678)
• Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, decorator and architect (born 1695)
• Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally, military officer (born 1702)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - King Louis XV . www.bbc.co.uk . 17 June 2022.
2. Web site: Beautemps-Beaupré, Charles-François (August 6, 1766 - March 16, 1854): Geographicus Rare Antique Maps . 2023-01-31 . www.geographicus.com.
3. Encyclopedia: Bertin, Louis François . . 3 . 1915 . 2 . Blangstrup, Chr. . Christian Blangstrup . J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel . Copenhagen . da . 3 September 2015 .