Events from the year 1698 in France.
Incumbents
Events
- Today's Place Vendôme is created as the Place des Conquêtes in Paris.[2]
- 24 October – Iberville and Bienville sail from Brest to the Gulf of Mexico to defend the southern borders of New France; they will eventually found three capitals of Louisiana (New France), as the future American cities: Mobile, Biloxi & New Orleans.[3]
Births
- 17 July – Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, French mathematician (d. 1759)
- 6 September – Jean Thurel, French soldier (d. 1807)
- date unknown – Bernard Forest de Bélidor, French engineer (d. 1761)
Deaths
- 10 January – Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637)
- 15 May – Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)
- 28 November – Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (b. 1622)
See also
References
- ^ "BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715)". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Paris - Culture, History, Architecture | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ O’Neill, C.E. (1974). "Le Moyne de Bienville, Jean-Baptiste". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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