1726 in France
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Events from the year 1726 in France.
Incumbents
Events
- 11 July â André-Hercule Cardinal de Fleury, recalled from exile by King Louis XV, banishes Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, and Madame de Prie from court.
Births
- 14 January â Jacques-Donatien Le Ray, French supporter of the American Revolution (d. 1803)
- 20 June â Louise Henriette of Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans, mother of Philippe Ãgalité (d. 1759)
- 1 September â François-André Danican Philidor, French composer and chess player (d. 1795)
Deaths
- 25 January â Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (b. 1675)
- 18 June â Michel Richard Delalande, French organist and composer (b. 1657)
