Events from the year 1712 in

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Events

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Cassard expedition The Cassard expedition was a sea voyage by French Navy captain Jacques Cassard in 1712, during the War of the Spanish Succession. Targeting English, Dutch Republic, Dutch, and Portuguese possessions, he raided and ransomed the colonies of Portugu ...

sets out *24 July –

Battle of Denain The Battle of Denain was fought on 24 July 1712 as part of the War of the Spanish Succession. It resulted in a French victory, under Marshal Villars, against Dutch and Austrian forces, under Prince Eugene of Savoy. It was the war's last batt ...

Arts and culture

*12 January – The première of the opera ''

Idoménée ''Idoménée'' (English: ''Idomeneus'') is an opera by the French composer André Campra. It takes the form of a ''tragédie en musique'' in a prologue and five acts. ''Idoménée'' was first performed on 12 January 1712 by the Académie royale de ...

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André Campra André Campra (; baptized 4 December 1660 – 29 June 1744) was a French composer and conductor of the Baroque era. The leading French opera composer in the period between Jean-Baptiste Lully and Jean-Philippe Rameau, Campra wrote several '' tra ...

takes place at the

Théâtre du Palais-Royal The Théâtre du Palais-Royal () is a 750-seat Parisian theatre at 38 rue de Montpensier, located at the northwest corner of the Palais-Royal in the Galerie de Montpensier at its intersection with the Galerie de Beaujolais. Brief history ...

in Paris *27 December – The première of the opera ''

Callirhoé ''Callirhoé'' is an opera by the French composer André Cardinal Destouches. It takes the form of a ''tragédie en musique'' in a prologue and five acts. The libretto, by Pierre-Charles Roy, is based on a story from ''The Description of Greece'' ...

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André Cardinal Destouches André Cardinal Destouches (sometimes called des Touches) (baptised 6 April 1672 – 7 February 1749) was a French composer best known for the ''opéra-ballet'' ''Les élémens''. Biography Born in Paris, the son of Étienne Cardinal, a ...

takes place at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris

Births

*2 January –

Marie-Angélique Memmie Le Blanc Marie-Angélique Memmie Le Blanc (1712 in Wisconsin?, French Louisiana – 15 December 1775 in Paris, France) was a famous feral child of the 18th century in France who was known as The Wild Girl of Champagne, The Maid of Châlons, or The Wi ...

, feral child (died 1775) *28 February –

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon, Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran (28 February 1712 – 14 September 1759) was a French soldier best known as the commander of the forces in North America during the Seven Years' War (whose North American th ...

, general (died 1759) *14 March –

Charles-Antoine Jombert Charles-Antoine Jombert (14 March 1712, Paris – 30 July 1784, Saint-Germain-en-Laye) was a French bookseller and publisher. Biography Charles-Antoine Jombert was born 1712 in Paris. Jombert belonged to a dynasty of booksellers. He becam ...

, bookseller and publisher (died 1784) *27 March –

Claude Bourgelat Claude Bourgelat (27 March 1712 – 3 January 1779) was a French veterinary surgeon. He was a founder of scientifically informed veterinary medicine, and he created one of the earliest schools for training professional veterinarians. Life an ...

, veterinary surgeon (died 1779) *8 April –

Pierre Pouchot Captain Pierre Pouchot (April 8, 1712 – 1769) was a French military engineer and officer in the French regular army. He was born at Grenoble, France, son of a merchant. In 1733 he joined the regular army as a volunteer engineer and on May 1, 173 ...

, military engineer officer (died 1769) *17 May –

Jean-Baptiste Greppo Jean-Baptiste Greppo (17 May 1712, in Lyon – 13 June 1767, in Saint-Paul) was a French canon known for his archaeological studies associated with the ancient walls (fortifications) of Lyon.Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay (; 28 May 1712, Saint-Malo – 27 June 1759, Cádiz), a French economist, became an intendant of commerce. Some historians of economics believe that he coined the phrase '' laissez faire, laissez passer''. ...

, economist (died 1759) *21 June –

Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen Luc or LUC may refer to: Places * Luc, Hautes-Pyrénées, France, a commune * Luc, Lozère, France, a commune * Le Luc, France, a commune * Luč, Baranja, Croatia, a settlement People and fictional characters * Luc (given name) * Luc (surn ...

, admiral (died 1790) *25 June –

Exupere Joseph Bertin Exupere Joseph Bertin (25 June 1712 – 21 February 1781) was a French anatomist born in Tremblay (Ille-et-Vilaine), Brittany. He was the father of cardiologist René-Joseph-Hyacinthe Bertin (1757-1828). He served as regent of the ''Académie ...

, anatomist (died 1781) *9 July –

Charles-Étienne Pesselier Charles-Étienne Pesselier (9 July 1712, in Paris* « Éloge de M. Pesselier » (anon.), in : ''Œuvres de Pesselier ; nouvelle édition, considérablement augmentée'', Paris, Veuve Duchesne, 1772, pp.iii à vi. * Entry « Pesselier Charles-Étienn ...

, playwright and librettist (died 1763) *15 August –

César Gabriel de Choiseul César Gabriel de Choiseul, duc de Praslin (, 15 August 1712 – 15 November 1785) was a French officer, diplomat and statesman. On 30 April 1732, he married Anne Marie de Champagne de Villaines de la Suze. After having served in the Army, he w ...

, officer and statesman (died 1785) *24 August –

Michel-Barthélémy Ollivier Michel-Barthélémy Ollivier (24 August 1712, Marseille - 15 June 1784, Paris) was a French painter and engraver.Georges Reynaud, "Les Ollivier, peintres et sculpteurs marseillais XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles", in: ''Provence historique'', Vol.57, #229, ...

, painter and engraver (died 1784) *15 September –

Pierre Simon Fournier Pierre-Simon Fournier (15 September 1712 – 8 October 1768) was a French mid-18th century punch-cutter, typefounder and typographic theoretician. He was both a collector and originator of types. Fournier's contributions to printing were his cre ...

, punch-cutter (died 1768) *22 September –

François-Joseph-Gaston de Partz de Pressy François-Joseph-Gaston de Partz de Pressy (22 September 1712, Équirre - 8 October 1789) was a French cleric. He was the son of François-Joseph de Partz, marquis d'Esquire, and of Jeanne Elisabeth de Beaufort. He became vicar general of Boulogne- ...

, cleric (died 1789) *26 September –

Dominique de La Rochefoucauld Dominique de La Rochefoucauld ( Saint-Ilpize, Haute-Loire, 26 September 1712 – Münster, Germany, 23 September 1800) was a French bishop and cardinal.From 1778. Life Before the French Revolution He was from an impoverished branch of ...

, cardinal (died 1800) *4 November –

Charles Louis de Marbeuf Louis Charles René, comte de Marbeuf (4 November 1712, Rennes – 20 September 1786, Bastia), grand-cross of the order of Saint Louis, was a French general. Life The son of a Breton lord, he served in the Ancien Régime, ancien regime army, b ...

, general (died 1786) *7 November –

Antoine Choquet de Lindu Antoine Choquet de Lindu (7 November 1712, in Brest – 7 October 1790, in Brest) was a French architect and military engineer in the service of the French Navy Life Entering the Navy as a clerk, like his father, he executed a very large number o ...

, architect (died 1790) *20 November –

Guillaume Voiriot Guillaume Voiriot (20 November 1712 – 9 December 1799Catherine Voiriot, "Guillaume Voiriot (1712 – 1799)", ''Bulletin de la Société de l'histoire de l'art français'' 2004 issue (2005) 111–57p. 113.) was a French portra ...

, portrait painter (died 1799) *24 November –

Charles-Michel de l'Épée Charles-Michel de l'Épée (; 24 November 1712 – 23 December 1789) was a philanthropic educator of 18th-century France who has become known as the "Father of the Deaf". Overview Charles-Michel de l'Épée was born to a wealthy family in Versail ...

, priest and educator of the deaf (died 1789) *12 December **

Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine Prince Charles Alexander Emanuel of Lorraine (french: Charles Alexandre Emanuel, Prince de Lorraine; german: Karl Alexander von Lothringen und Bar; 12 December 1712 in Lunéville – 4 July 1780 in Tervuren) was a Lorraine-born Austrian general a ...

, Lorraine-born Austrian general and soldier (died 1780) **

François-Antoine Devaux François-Antoine Devaux (12 December 1712, in Lunéville – 11 April 1796, or 22 germinal year IV, Lunéville) was a Lorraine (province), Lorraine (and, after 1766, French) poet and man of letters. He was called ''Panpan'' by his friends. Life ...

, Lorraine-born poet and man of letters (died 1796) *Approximate date –

Angélique du Coudray Angélique Marguerite Le Boursier du Coudray (c. 1712 – 17 April 1794) was an influential, pioneering midwife during her lifetime, who gained fame when men were taking over the field. She rose from middle-class origins to become noticed and comm ...

, pioneer of modern midwifery (died 1794)

Deaths

*12 January – Jean-Baptiste-Joseph de Coriolis de Villeneuve d'Espinouse, aristocrat (born 1655) *12 February –

Marie Adélaïde of Savoy Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (6 December 1685 – 12 February 1712) was the wife of Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy. She was the eldest daughter of Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, and of Anne Marie d'Orléans. Her betrothal to the Duke ...

Dauphine of France The Dauphine of France (, also , ) was the wife of the Dauphin of France (the heir apparent to the French throne). The position was analogous to a Crown prince, crown princess (the wife of a crown prince and heir apparent to a throne). List of Da ...

(born 1685) *18 February –

Louis, Duke of Burgundy Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy (16 August 1682 – 18 February 1712), was the eldest son of Louis, Grand Dauphin, and Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria and grandson of the reigning French king, Louis XIV. He was known as the "Petit D ...

Dauphin of France Dauphin of France (, also ; french: Dauphin de France ), originally Dauphin of Viennois (''Dauphin de Viennois''), was the title given to the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 to 1791, and from 1824 to 1830. The word ''dauphin'' ...

(born 1682) *22 February –

Nicolas Catinat Nicolas Catinat (, 1 September 1637 – 22 February 1712) was a French military commander and Marshal of France under Louis XIV. The son of a magistrate, Catinat was born in Paris on 1 September 1637. He entered the Gardes Françaises at an ...

, military officer (born 1637) *8 March – Louis, Duke of Brittany (born 1707) *11 April – Richard Simon, priest, Oratorian, biblical critic, orientalist and controversialist (born 1638) *11 June –

Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme Louis Joseph de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, often simply called Vendôme (1 July 165411 June 1712) was a French general and Marshal of France. One of the great generals of his era, he was one of Louis XIV's most successful commanders in the War of ...

, military commander (born 1654) *13 July –

Isaac de Porthau Isaac de Porthau (also Portau or Portaut; January 30, 1617, Pau – July 13, 1712) was a Gascon black musketeer of the Maison du Roi in 17th century France. In addition, he was the first cousin once removed of the Comte de Troisville, captain of ...

, Gascon black musketeer of the Maison du Roi (born 1617) *9 September –

Jean Mauger Jean Mauger (1648 – 9 September 1712) was a French medallist. Mauger was born in Dieppe. After training as an ivory engraver in his hometown, he relocated to Paris in 1677. He worked at the Paris mint from 1685 until his death. He was married ...

, medallist (born 1648) *14 September –

Giovanni Domenico Cassini Giovanni Domenico Cassini, also known as Jean-Dominique Cassini (8 June 1625 – 14 September 1712) was an Italian (naturalised French) mathematician, astronomer and engineer. Cassini was born in Perinaldo, near Imperia, at that time in the C ...

, Italian-born astronomer and engineer (born 1625) *5 November –

Charles Honoré d'Albert, duc de Luynes Charles Honoré d'Albert de Luynes (7 October 1646 – 5 November 1712) was a French nobleman and Duke of Luynes. He is best known as the ''Duke of Chevreuse'', his family's subsidiary title which he used until his father's death in 1690. He ...

, noble (born 1646) *Full date missing –

Jean-Baptiste Forest Jean-Baptiste Forest (1636 in Paris – 1712 in Paris) was a French landscape painter. Biography He was instructed in the first rudiments of art by his father, Pierre Forest, an artist little known. He went afterwards to Italy, and at Rome becam ...

, landscape painter (born 1636)

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