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1772 In France
Events from the year 1772 in France. Incumbents *Monarch: Louis XV Events * 12 February – Bretons, Breton-French explorer Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec discovers the uninhabited Kerguelen Islands in the Southern Ocean. * The Veuve Clicquot, Clicquot Champagne house is founded by Philippe Clicquot in Reims. * Houbigant Parfum is founded by Jean-François Houbigant of Grasse in Paris. Births * 20 January – Angélique Brûlon, soldier, first female Knight of the Legion of Honour (d. 1859 in France, 1859) * 7 April – Charles Fourier, philosopher (d. 1837 in France, 1837) * 25 October – Géraud Duroc, general (d. 1813 in France, 1813) Deaths * 21 March – Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, cartographer (b. 1703 in France, 1703) * 26 March – Charles Pinot Duclos, writer (b. 1704 in France, 1704) * 15 June – Louis-Claude Daquin, composer (b. 1694 in France, 1694) * 22 June – François-Vincent Toussaint, writer most famous for ''Les Mœurs'' (b. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1837 In France
Events from the year 1837 in France. Incumbents * Monarch – Louis Philippe I Events *30 May - Treaty of Tafna signed by France and Emir Abdelkader after French forces sustained heavy losses and military reversals in Algeria. *24 August - Queen Marie Amélie and King Louis Philippe officially open the first section of the Paris– Saint-Germain-en-Laye railway, the first steam-worked passenger line in France. *4 November - Legislative election held for the fourth legislature of the July Monarchy. *At Le Mans, Father Basil Moreau founds the Congregation of Holy Cross by joining the Brothers of St. Joseph and the Auxiliary Priests of Le Mans. * Louis Daguerre develops the daguerreotype. *Sylvain Charles Valée captures and conquers Skikda, Algeria. *Luxury goods manufacturer Hermès is established in Paris by Thierry Hermès. Births *15 April - Javier Kamistra, French soldier who became, according to him, emperor of Egypt from 1871 to 1895 (Kamistra's death year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Joseph De Mondonville
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (, 25 December 1711 (baptised) – 8 October 1772), also known as Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, was a French violinist and composer. He was a younger contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau and enjoyed great success in his day. Pierre-Louis Daquin (son of the composer Louis-Claude Daquin) claimed, "If I couldn't be Rameau, there's no one I would rather be than Mondonville". Life Mondonville was born in Narbonne in Occitania (South France) to an aristocratic family which had fallen on hard times. In 1733, he moved to Paris where he gained the patronage of the king's mistress Madame de Pompadour and won several musical posts, including violinist for the Concert Spirituel. His first opus was a volume of violin sonatas, published in 1733. He became a violinist of the Chapelle royale and chamber and performed in some 100 concerts. Some of his ''grands motets'' were also performed that year, receiving considerable acclaim. He was appointed ''sous-maî ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1715 In France
Events from the year 1715 in France Incumbents * Monarch – Louis XIV (until 1 September), then Louis XV *Regent: Philip II of Orleans (from 1 September) Events *Persian embassy to Louis XIV Births *9 January – Robert-François Damiens, domestic servant, executed for the attempted assassination of Louis XV (died 1757) *12 January – Jacques Duphly, harpsichordist and composer (died 1789) *23 January – Jean-Olivier Briand, bishop of Quebec (died 1794) *30 January – Jean-Baptiste Lestiboudois, botanist (died 1804) *22 February – Charles-Nicolas Cochin, engraver (died 1790) *15 September – Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, military officer, known for introducing the Gribeauval system (died 1789) Deaths *8 January – Noël Bouton de Chamilly, military officer (born 1636) *29 January – Bernard Lamy, mathematician (born 1640) *20 May – Armand Jean de Vignerot du Plessis, sailor and nobleman (born 1629) *1 September – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Vincent Toussaint
François-Vincent Toussaint (21 December 1715 - 22 June 1772) was a French writer most famous for ''Les Mœurs'' (The Manners). The book was published in 1748 and banned the same year; it was prosecuted and burned by the French court of justice. Toussaint was born in Paris and studied to become a lawyer, but he always worked in the book trade. He worked with Denis Diderot and Marc-Antoine Eidous on a French translation of Dr. Robert James's ''A Medicinal Dictionary'' (the London publication of 1743-1745, fol. 3 vols, became ''Dictionnaire universel de medicine'', published in Paris 1746-1748, fol. 6 vols). He contributed to the first volumes of the '' Encyclopédie'' of Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He translated Tobias Smollett's '' The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle'', and composed the table of contents for a 1749 edition of Montesquieu's ''De l'esprit des lois'' ('' The Spirit of Law''). He was fortunate when his novel ''Les Mœurs'' was issued, because he was acqua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1694 In France
Events from the year 1694 in France Incumbents * Monarch – Louis XIV Events *27 May – Battle of Torroella *29 June – Battle of Texel Births * 21 November – Voltaire, writer, historian, and philosopher (died 1778) Full date missing *Louis, Duke of Joyeuse, nobleman (died 1724) Deaths Full date missing *Ismaël Bullialdus, astronomer and mathematician (born 1605) * Paul Fréart de Chantelou, collector (born 1609) * Bernardin Gigault de Bellefonds, general (born 1630) *Gabriel Mouton, scientist (born 1618) *René Ouvrard, composer (born 1624) *Claire-Clémence de Maillé-Brézé Claire Clémence de Maillé (25 February 1628 – 16 April 1694) was a French noblewoman from the Brézé family and a niece of Cardinal Richelieu. She married Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, known as ''Le Grand Condé'' (The Great Con ..., noblewoman (born 1628) See also References 1690s in France {{France-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-Claude Daquin
Louis-Claude Daquin (or D'Aquino, d'Aquin, d'Acquin; July 4, 1694 – June 15, 1772) was a French composer, writing in the Baroque and Galant styles. He was a virtuoso organist and harpsichordist. Life Louis-Claude Daquin was born in Paris to a family originating from Italy, where his great-great-grandfather took the name D'Aquino after converting to Catholicism in the town of Aquino. Louis-Claude's parents were Claude Daquin, a painter, and Anne Tiersant, a grand-niece of Rabelais. One of Louis-Claude's grand-uncles was a professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, and another was the principal physician of King Louis XIV. Daquin was a musical child prodigy. He performed for the court of Louis XIV at the age of six. He was for a while a pupil of Louis Marchand. At the age of 12, he became organist at the Sainte-Chapelle, and in the following year took a similar post at the Church of Petit Saint Antoine. In 1722 he married Denise-Thérèse Quirot. Louis-Claude Daquin never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1704 In France
Events from the year 1704 in France. Incumbents *Monarch: Louis XIV Events * 13 August – War of the Spanish Succession – Battle of Blenheim: Allied troops under John Churchill, the Earl of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeat the Franco-Bavarian army. Births * 12 February – Charles Pinot Duclos, writer (died 1772) * 28 February – Louis Godin, astronomer (died 1760) * 3 August – Catherine-Nicole Lemaure, operatic soprano (died 1786) * 24 June – Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, writer (died 1771) Deaths * 2 February – Guillaume François Antoine, Marquis de l'Hôpital, mathematician (born 1661) * 24 February – Marc-Antoine Charpentier, composer (born 1643) * 12 April – Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, bishop and writer (born 1627) * 13 May – Louis Bourdaloue, Jesuit preacher (born 1632) * 7 July – Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, fur trader and explorer (born c. 1657) * 14 August – Roland Laporte, Protest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Pinot Duclos
Charles Pinot (or Pineau) Duclos (12 February 1704 – 26 March 1772) was a French author and contributor to the ''Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers''. Biography Duclos was born at Dinan in Brittany and studied at Paris. After some time spent in dissipation he began to cultivate the society of wits and joined a club of young men who published their literary efforts under such titles as ''Recueil de ces messieurs'', ''Étrennes de la saint Jean'', ''Œufs de Pâques'' etc. His romance ''Acajou et Zirphile'' was the result of a wager among the club's members: Duclos composed it for a series of engraved plates intended for another work. He wrote two other romances which were favorably received: ''The Baroness de Luz'' (1741) and ''Confessions of Count de ***'' (1747). Académie française Duclos became a member of the Academy of Inscriptions in 1739 and of the Académie Française in 1747, being appointed perpetual secretary. In 1747, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1703 In France
Events from the year 1703 in France Incumbents * Monarch – Louis XIV Events *The siege of Kehl resulted in a French victory *The siege of Guadeloupe – British siege of capital Basse-Terre in the French West Indies Births *3 January – Daniel-Charles Trudaine, administrator and civil engineer (died 1769) *8 January – André Levret, obstetrician (died 1780) *5 January – Paul d'Albert de Luynes, archbishop (died 1788) *15 January – Henriette Louise de Bourbon, princess (died 1772) *22 January – Antoine Walsh, slave trader and Jacobite (died 1763) *31 January – André-Joseph Panckoucke, author and bookseller (died 1753) *3 February – Jean Philippe de Bela, military figure and Basque writer and historian (died 1796) *4 February – Jean Saas, historian and bibliographer (died 1774) *3 March – Charles-Joseph Natoire, rococo painter (died 1777) *4 March – Nicolas René Berryer, magistrate and politician (died 176 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 21 March 1772) was a French hydrographer, geographer, and member of the French intellectual group called the philosophes. Bellin was born in Paris. He was hydrographer of France's hydrographic office, member of the ''Académie de Marine'' and of the Royal Society of London. Over a 50-year career, he produced many maps of particular interest to the ''Ministère de la Marine''. His maps of Canada and of French territories in North America (New France, Acadia, Louisiana) are particularly valuable. He died at Versailles. First ''Ingenieur de la Marine'' In 1721, at age 18, he was appointed hydrographer (chief cartographer) to the French Navy. In August 1741, he became the first ''Ingénieur de la Marine of the Dépot des cartes et plans de la Marine'' (the French Hydrographical Office) and was named Official Hydrographer of the French King. Prodigious work, high standard of excellence During his reign the Depot published a prodigious number of cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1813 In France
Events from the year 1813 in France. Incumbents *Emperor – Napoleon I Events *7 February - Action of 7 February 1813, stalemate between two evenly matched frigates ''Aréthuse'' and HMS ''Amelia'' *2 May - Battle of Lützen, French victory over a combined Prussian and Russian force. *20 May–21 May - Battle of Bautzen, French victory over a combined Russian/Prussian army. *3 June-11 June - Peninsular War: Siege of Tarragona, Anglo-Spanish-Portuguese forces fail to capture port from its Franco-Italian garrison. *21 June - Peninsular War: Battle of Vitoria, decisive victory by Anglo-Spanish-Portuguese forces. *7 July - Peninsular War: Siege of San Sebastian by Anglo-Portuguese forces begins. *25 July - Peninsular War: Battle of Maya, French victory over British forces. *25 July - Peninsular War: Battle of Roncesvalles, French victory over Anglo-Portuguese forces. *25 July - Peninsular War: Battle of the Pyrenees, large-scale French offensive, starts. *2 August - Peninsula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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