1716 in France
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See also: | Other events of 1716 History of France • Timeline • Years |
Events from the year 1716 in France.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Louis XV
- Regent: Philip II of Orleans
Births
- 20 January - Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, writer and numismatist (died 1795).
- 29 May - Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, naturalist (died 1800).
- 18 June - Joseph-Marie Vien, painter (died 1809).
- 16 December - Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, diplomat and writer (died 1798).
- 26 December - Jean François de Saint-Lambert, poet (died 1803).
Deaths
- 13 December - Charles de La Fosse, painter (born 1640).
Full date unknown
- Pierre-Marie-Jérôme Trésaguet, engineer (died 1796).
References
- Cassell's Chronology of WORLD HISTORY, Hywel Williams, p.295
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