1774 in France

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1774
in
France

  • 1775
  • 1776
  • 1777
  • 1778
  • 1779
Decades:
  • 1750s
  • 1760s
  • 1770s
  • 1780s
  • 1790s
See also:Other events of 1774
History of France  • Timeline  • Years

Events from the year 1774 in France

Incumbents[]

  • MonarchLouis XV (until 10 May), Louis XVI

Events[]

  • 10 May – Louis XV of France dies, and Louis XVI becomes the new king
  • Louis XVI faces empty treasury
  • division of three estates

Births[]

  • 9 March – Louis Auguste Say, economist and businessman, founder of sugar refineries in Nantes and Paris (died 1840)

Deaths[]

Charles Marie de La Condamine, explorer of the Amazon River

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1916). "Condamine, Charles Marie de la". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 5 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. p. 169. Retrieved 17 August 2015.


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