1778 in France explained

Events from the year 1778 in France

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Louis XVI^[1]

Events

• 6 February  - Treaty of Alliance
• 27 July  - Battle of Ushant

Births

Full date missing

• Jacques Joseph Champollion-Figeac, archaeologist (died 1867)^[2]

Deaths

• 30 May  - Voltaire, writer, historian, and philosopher (born 1694)^[3]

Full date missing

• François Alexandre Pierre de Garsault, botanist, zoologist and painter (born 1691)
• Ladislas Ignace de Bercheny, Marshall of France (born 1689)
• Pierre Laclède, fur trader, founder of St. Louis (born 1729)
• Élisabeth Duparc, soprano singer
• Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, sculptor (born 1704)
• Charles Clémencet, historian (born 1703)
• Jean Girardet, painter (born 1709)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - King Louis XVI . www.bbc.co.uk . 24 June 2022.
2. Encyclopedia: Champollion (Figeac), Jacques Joseph . . 4 . 1916 . 2 . Blangstrup, Chr. . Christian Blangstrup . J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel . Copenhagen . da . 8 September 2015 .
3. Web site: Voltaire Biography, Works, Philosophy, Ideas, Beliefs, & Facts Britannica . www.britannica.com . 7 June 2022 . en.