1764 in France
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See also: | Other events of 1764 History of France • Timeline • Years |
Events from the year 1764 in France.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Louis XV
Events
- The French government withdraws the wartime taxes.
- Beast of Gévaudan first appears.
Births
- 11 February – Joseph Chénier, French poet (d. 1811)
- 13 April – Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French marshal (d. 1830)
- 3 May – Princess Élisabeth of France, sister of Louis XVI (executed 1794)[1]
- 13 August – Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (d. 1813)
- 7 December – Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno, Marshal of France (d. 1841)
Deaths
- 15 April – Madame de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV of France (b. 1721)
- 12 September – Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composer (b. 1683)
- 22 October – Jean-Marie Leclair, French composer and violinist (murdered) (b. 1697)
- 23 October – Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte, French naval officer (b. 1683)
References
- "Elizabeth Of France | princess of France". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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