1721 in France
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See also: | Other events of 1721 History of France • Timeline • Years |
Events from the year 1721 in France.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Louis XV
- Regent: Philip II of Orleans
Events
Births
- October 19 – Joseph de Guignes, French orientalist (d. 1800)
- December 6 – Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French statesman (d. 1794)
- December 29 – Marquise de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV of France (d. 1764)
Deaths
- April 14 – Michel Chamillart, French statesman (b. 1652)
- July 18 – Antoine Watteau, French painter (b. 1684)
- August 13 – Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (b. 1665)
- Henri Arnaud, French pastor and leader of the Waldenses (b. 1641)
References
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