1720 in France
Years in France: | 1717 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722 1723 |
Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
Decades: | 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s |
Years: | 1717 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722 1723 |
Events from the year 1720 in France.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Louis XV
Events
- February 17 – Treaty of The Hague signed between Spain, Britain, France, Austria and the Dutch Republic, ending the War of the Quadruple Alliance.[1]
Births
- March 22 – Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (d. 1799)
- November 1 – Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, French admiral (d. 1791)
- November 16 – Carlo Antonio Campioni, French-born composer (d. 1788)
Deaths
- April 21 – Antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646)
- June 27 – Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet (b. 1639)
- August 17 – Anne Lefèvre, French scholar (b. 1654)
- September 3 – Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1648)
- October 10 – Antoine Coysevox, French sculptor (b. 1640)
References
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