1745 in France
Years in France: | 1742 1743 1744 1745 1746 1747 1748 |
Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
Decades: | 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s |
Years: | 1742 1743 1744 1745 1746 1747 1748 |
Events from the year 1745 in France.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Louis XV
Events
- May 11 – War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy – French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch.[1]
- July 9 – War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Melle – The French are victorious in an engagement against the Pragmatic Allies.
- September 14 – Madame de Pompadour is officially presented in the court of Louis XV of France.
Births
- January 6 – Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor (d. 1799)
- April 20 – Philippe Pinel, French physician (d. 1826)
Deaths
- May 22 – François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (b. 1671)
- December 8 – Étienne Fourmont, French orientalist (b. 1683)
- December 19 – Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (b. 1684)
References
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