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Events from the year 1710 in France.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- August 20 – War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Saragossa: The Spanish-Bourbon army commanded by the Marquis de Bay is soundly defeated by the forces of the Habsburg monarchy under Guido Starhemberg and their allies.[2]
Births
[edit]- February 15 – Louis Duke of Anjou, great-grandson of reigning King Louis XIV and his eventual successor (as Louis XV) (d. 1774)
- November 13 – Charles Simon Favart, French dramatist (d. 1792)
- Date unknown
- Antoine Yart, poet and translator (d. 1791)
Deaths
[edit]- February 16 – Esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes (b. 1632)
- February 25 – Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, French explorer (b. c. 1639)
- March 4 – Louis III, Prince of Condé (b. 1668)
- June 7 – Louise de La Vallière, mistress of King Louis XIV of France (b. 1644)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715)". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Kamen, Henry (2000). Felipe V, el rey que reinó dos veces. Historia (3rd ed.). Madrid: Temas de Hoy. pp. 96–97. ISBN 8478808477.