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Events from the year 1659 in France.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Louis XIV[1]
Events
- 21 May – France, the Commonwealth of England, and the Dutch Republic sign the Concert of The Hague.
- 7 November – Treaty of Pyrenees: French King Louis XIV and King Philip IV of Spain agree to French acquisition of Roussillon and
- The Spanish Infanta Maria Theresa brings cocoa to Paris.
- Parisian police raid a monastery, sending monks to prison for eating meat and drinking wine during Lent.
Births
- 4 March – Pierre Lepautre (1659–1744), French artist (d. 1744)
- 8 March – Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738)
- 22 June – Simon-Pierre Denys de Bonaventure, French officer and governor of Acadia (d. 1711)
- 18 July – Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743)
Full date unknown
- Charles Ancillon, French Protestant pastor (d. 1715)
Deaths
- 16 January – Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b. 1580)
- 17 February – Abel Servien, French diplomat (b. 1593)
- 8 October – Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary and historian (b. c. 1603)
See also
References
- ^ "BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715)". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
