1686 in France
Appearance
Years in France: | 1683 1684 1685 1686 1687 1688 1689 |
Centuries: | 16th century · 17th century · 18th century |
Decades: | 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s |
Years: | 1683 1684 1685 1686 1687 1688 1689 |
Events from the year 1686 in France.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Louis XIV
Events
- July – The League of Augsburg is founded in response to claims made by Louis XIV of France on the Electorate of the Palatinate in western Germany. It comprises the Holy Roman Empire, the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain and the electors of Bavaria, Saxony and the Electorate of the Palatinate.
- The Café Procope, which remains in business in the 21st century, is opened in Paris by Procopio Cutò as a coffeehouse.
Births
- July 6 – Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)
Deaths
- January 31 – Jean Mairet, French dramatist (b. 1604)
- November 11 - Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, French general (b. 1621)