1726 in France
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Events from the year 1726 in France.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 11 July – André-Hercule Cardinal de Fleury, recalled from exile by King Louis XV of France, banishes Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, and Madame de Prie from court.
Births
[edit]- 14 January – Jacques-Donatien Le Ray, French supporter of the American Revolution (d. 1803)
- 20 June – Louise Henriette of Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans, mother of Philippe Égalité (d. 1759)
- 1 September – François-André Danican Philidor, French composer and chess player (d. 1795)
Deaths
[edit]- 25 January – Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (b. 1675)
- 18 June – Michel Richard Delalande, French organist and composer (b. 1657)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "BBC - History - King Louis XV". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2022.