Events from the year 1643 in France
Incumbents
- Monarch – Louis XIII (until 14 May);[1] then Louis XIV[2]
- Regent: Anne of Austria (from 14 May)[3]
Events
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- 14 May – Louis XIII dies,[1] and Louis XIV becomes King of France.[2]
- 19 May – Battle of Rocroi
Births
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Full date missing
- Jean Chapelain, traveler (died 1713)[4]
- Louis Moréri, priest and encyclopedist (died 1680)
- Henri Jules, Prince of Condé (died 1709)
Deaths
- 14 May – Louis XIII of France (born 1601)[1]
Full date missing
- Pierre Hérigone, mathematician and astronomer (born 1580)
- Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, Catholic priest (born 1581)
- Henri Spondanus, jurist and historian (born 1568)
- Étienne de la Croix, Jesuit missionary and writer (born 1579)
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Louis XIII | king of France | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ a b "BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715)". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Anne of Austria, Queen and Regent of France". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1916). "Chapelain, Jean". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 4 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. Retrieved 9 September 2015.