1676 in France

Events from the year 1676 in France.

Incumbents Monarch – Louis XIV

Events

8 January – Battle of Stromboli, part of the Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) 22 April – Battle of Augusta, part of the Franco-Dutch War 2 June – Battle of Palermo, part of the Franco-Dutch War

Births 13 September – Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, duchess (died 1744)

Deaths

14 February – Abraham Bosse, artist (born c.1602 – 1604) 5 August – Pierre Patel, painter (born 1605) 9 September – Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve, military officer (born 1612) 28 October – Jean Desmarets, writer and dramatist (born 1595) Full date unknown – Isaac La Peyrère, theologian (born 1594 or 1596)

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