1643 in France

Events from the year 1643 in France.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Louis XIII (until 14 May); then Louis XIV
• Regent: Anne of Austria (from 14 May)

Events

• 14 May – Louis XIII dies, and Louis XIV becomes King of France.
• 19 May – Battle of Rocroi

Births

Full date missing

• Jean Chapelain, traveler (died 1713)
• Louis Moréri, priest and encyclopedist (died 1680)
• Henri Jules, Prince of Condé (died 1709)

Deaths

• 14 May – Louis XIII (born 1601)

Full date missing

• Pierre Hérigone, mathematician and astronomer (born 1580)
• Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, Catholic priest (born 1581)
• Henri Spondanus, jurist and historian (born 1568)
• Étienne de la Croix, Jesuit missionary and writer (born 1579)

See also

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