1418 in France
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Events from the year 1418 in France.
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Charles VI[1]
Events
- 19 May â John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy captures Paris during the Hundred Years War.
- 29 July â The English under Henry V commence the siege of Rouen in Normandy.
- Unknown â The Garde Ãcossaise, the French monarchy's bodyguards, are formed by Charles VII.
Births
- Unknown â Peter II, Duke of Brittany, ruler of the Duchy of Brittany (died 1457)
- Unknown â Philippe de CrèvecÅur d'Esquerdes, Marshal of France (died 1494)
Deaths
- 22 March â Nicolas Flamel, writer (born 1340)
- 29 May â Henry of Marle, courtier
- 12 June â Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, Constable of France (born 1360)