1740 in France
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Events from the year 1740 in France
Incumbents[]
- Monarch – Louis XV
Events[]
- The mystical tradition called Martinism was established as a masonic high-degree system around 1740
Births[]
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Marquis de Sade
- 26 April − Jean-Jacques Paulet, mycologist (d. 1826)
- 2 June − Marquis de Sade, nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer (d. 1814)
- 6 June − Louis-Sébastien Mercier, dramatist and writer (d. 1814)
Full date missing[]
- Catherine Éléonore Bénard, noble (d. 1769)
- François Cointeraux, architect (d. 1830)
- Claude André Deseine, sculptor (d. 1823)
- Jean Baptiste François de La Villéon, vice-admiral.
Deaths[]
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Pierre Crozat
- July − Jacques Barbel, French soldier in Canada (born c.1670).[1]
Full date missing[]
- Jacques Cassard, naval officer (born 1679)
- Pierre Crozat, art collector (born 1665).[2]
- Jean Soanen, bishop (born 1647)
- Nicolas Prosper Bauyn d'Angervilliers, politician (born 1675)
- John Gagnier, orientalist (born 1670?)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Vachon, André (1979) [1969]. "Barbel, Jacques". In Hayne, David (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. II (1701–1740) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ "Pierre Crozat (Biographical details)". britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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