Events from the year 1657 in
France
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Incumbents
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Monarch
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–
Louis XIV
, house = Bourbon
, father = Louis XIII
, mother = Anne of Austria
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
, death_date =
, death_place = Palace of Vers ...
Events
*March – The
Treaty of Paris Treaty of Paris may refer to one of many treaties signed in Paris, France:
Treaties
1200s and 1300s
* Treaty of Paris (1229), which ended the Albigensian Crusade
* Treaty of Paris (1259), between Henry III of England and Louis IX of France
* Trea ...
allied the English Protectorate of
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English politician and military officer who is widely regarded as one of the most important statesmen in English history. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1651 Wars of the Three Ki ...
with
King Louis XIV
Louis XIV (Louis Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was List of French monarchs, King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the Li ...
of France against
King Philip IV of Spain.
*The
54th Infantry Regiment was formed.
Births
*11 February –
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, writer (d. 1757)
*25 May –
Henri-Pons de Thiard de Bissy
Henri-Pons de Thiard de Bissy (25 May 1657 – 26 July 1737) was a French priest who was Bishop of Toul from 1687 to 1704, Bishop of Meaux from 1704 to 1737, and Cardinal from 1715 to 1737.
Biography
Henri Pons Thiard Bissy was born on 25 May 1 ...
, bishop and cardinal (d. 1737)
*16 June –
Louis Ellies Dupin Louis Ellies du Pin or Dupin (17 June 1657 – 6 June 1719) was a French ecclesiastical historian, who was responsible for the ''Nouvelle bibliothèque des auteurs ecclésiastiques''.
Childhood and education
Dupin was born at Paris, coming from a ...
, ecclesiastical historian (d. 1719)
*24 July –
Jean Mathieu de Chazelles, hydrographer (d. 1710)
*7 August –
Henri Basnage de Beauval Henri Basnage de Beauval (7 August 1656 – April 1710) was a French Huguenot lawyer, controversist and lexicographer, known also as a journal editor.
Life
He was born at Rouen, son of the advocate Henri Basnage de Franquesnay and brother of Jacq ...
, Huguenot historian, lexicographer and journal editor (d. 1710)
*9 August –
Pierre-Étienne Monnot, sculptor (d. 1733)
*15 December –
Michel Richard Delalande
Michel Richard Delalande e Lalande'' (; 15 December 1657 – 18 June 1726) was a French Baroque composer and organist who was in the service of King Louis XIV. He was one of the most important composers of grands motets. He also wrote orch ...
, composer and organist (d. 1726)
Full date missing
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Jean-François de Chamillart Jean-François de Chamillart (1657 – 15 April 1714) was a French churchman. The brother of the contrôleur général des finances Michel de Chamillart, Jean-François served as the abbot of the Fontgombault Abbey, and of Baume-les-Messieurs Abbey ...
, churchman (d. 1714)
*
Anne Ferrand, writer (d. 1740)
*
Pierre-Charles Le Sueur
Pierre-Charles Le Sueur (c. 1657, Artois, France – 17 July 1704, Havana, Cuba) was a French fur trader and explorer in North America, recognized as the first known European to explore the Minnesota River valley.
Le Sueur came to Canada with ...
, fur trader and explorer (d. 1704)
*
Jean-Baptiste Nolin
Jean-Baptiste Nolin (–1708) was a French cartographer and engraver.
Life and career
Jean-Baptiste Nolin was born . He trained with the engraver François de Poilly, which caught the attention of the Italian cartographer Vincenzo Coronelli, who ...
, cartographer and engraver (d. 1708)
*
Jacques Savary des Brûlons
Jacques Savary des Brûlons (1657–1716) was the French Inspector General of the Manufactures for the King at the Paris Customs in the 18th century, and a lexicographer who wrote the ''Dictionnaire universel de commerce''.
Jacques Savary des Brà ...
, lexicographer (d. 1716)
*
Sébastien Truchet
Jean Truchet (1657 – 5 February 1729), known as Father Sébastian, was a French Dominican priest born in Lyon, who lived under the reign of Louis XIV. He was active in areas such as mathematics, hydraulics, graphics, typography, and for ...
, Dominican priest, scientist and inventor (d. 1729)
Deaths
*19 February –
Jean Riolan the Younger
Jean Riolan (the Younger) (15 February 1577 or 1580 – 19 February 1657) was a French anatomist who was an influential member of the Medical Faculty of Paris. His father, Jean Riolan (the Elder) (1539–1605) was also a noted French anatomist. Ri ...
, anatomist (b. 1577 or 1580)
*24 March –
Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt
Philippe, Comte de la Mothe-Houdancourt (1605 – 24 March 1657) was a French soldier and Marshal of France, who served as Viceroy of Catalonia when it was occupied by France during the Franco-Spanish War. He was awarded the Spanish title of Du ...
, count and marshal (b. 1605)
*24 December –
Philippe Le Sueur de Petiville, poet (b. 1607)
Full date missing
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Pompone de Bellièvre
Pompone de Bellièvre (1606–1657) was a French magistrate, ambassador and statesman, ending his career as first president of the Parliament of Paris, from 1653 to 1657.
Life
Bellièvre was the son, nephew, and grandson of eminent men. B ...
, magistrate, ambassador and statesman (b. 1606)
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Françoise de Lansac
Françoise de Lansac née de Sainte-Maure de Montausier (1582-1657) was a French courtier. She was the royal governess of King Louis XIV of France and his brother from 1638 until 1643.
She was the daughter of Gilles de Souvré and married to Artu ...
, courtier (b. 1582)
See also
References
1650s in France
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