1708 in France
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| Years in France: | 1705 1706 1707 1708 1709 1710 1711 |
| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
| Decades: | 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s |
| Years: | 1705 1706 1707 1708 1709 1710 1711 |
Events from the year 1708 in France.
Contents
Incumbents
- Monarch: Louis XIV
Events
- March 23 - James Stuart, the "Old Pretender", having sailed from Dunkirk with 6000 French troops in nearly 30 ships of the French navy, with the intention of invading Britain, attempts to land in the Firth of Forth; the attempt is thwarted by the Royal Navy, under Admiral Byng.
- March 29 - The 14-gun warship Amarante is launched at Le Havre.
Births
- January 10 - Donat Nonnotte, painter (died 1785)
- March 26 - Louis Guillouet, comte d'Orvilliers, admiral (died 1792)
Deaths
- March 5 - Charles Le Gobien, Jesuit writer (born 1653)
- April 17 - Jacques Gravier, Jesuit missionary (born 1651)
- May 11 - Jules Hardouin Mansart, architect (born 1646)
- December 28 - Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, botanist (born 1656)
