Events from the year 1714 in France
Incumbents
Events
- 7 March – The Treaty of Rastatt, between France and Austria
- 7 September – The Treaty of Baden between France and the Holy Roman Empire
Births
- 22 February – Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, historian (died 1795).
- 6 March – Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre, painter (died 1789)
- 19 March – Aymar Joseph de Roquefeuil et du Bousquet, naval officer (died 1782)
- 17 June – César-François Cassini de Thury, astronomer and cartographer (died 1784)
- 16 July – Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, military engineer (died 1800)
- 14 August – Claude Joseph Vernet, painter (died 1789)[2]
- 27 November – Jean Philippe Goujon de Grondel, General (died 1807)
Deaths
- 15 April – Jean-François de Chamillart, clergyman (born 1657)
- 28 April – Jean-Jacques Clérion, sculptor (born 1637)
- 11 May – Pierre Le Gros the Elder, sculptor (born 1629)
- 20 June – Marie Anne Mancini, duchesse de Bouillon (born 1649)
- 21 June – Paul du Ry, architect (born 1640)
- 17 August – Jules de Clérambault, ecclesiastic (born c.1660)
- 10 October – Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, lawmaker and Jansenist (born 1646)
- 11 October – Jacques de Tourreil, jurist, orator, translator and man of letters (born 1656)
- 25 October – Sébastien Leclerc, artist (born 1637)
- 13 November – Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers, organist and composer (born c.1632)
- 18 December – César d'Estrées, diplomat and Cardinal (born 1628)
- 30 December – François Adhémar de Monteil, Comte de Grignan, aristocrat (born 1632)
Full date missing
- Philippe Grandjean, engraver (born 1666)
- Noel Aubert de Versé, advocate of religious toleration (born c.1642/5)
See also
References
- ^ "BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715)". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Holck, A. (1927). "Vernet". In Blangstrup, Chr. (ed.). Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 24 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. pp. 960–961. Retrieved 2014-11-20.