1756 in France
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Events from the year 1756 in France.
Incumbents
Events
- 12 April â French invasion of Minorca, at this time under British control.
- 1 May â Treaty of Versailles.
- 18 May â The Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France.[2]
- 20 May â Battle of Minorca: The French fleet under Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière defeats the British under John Byng.
- 29 June â The 2-month Siege of Fort St Philip at Port Mahon ends when the British garrison in Minorca surrenders to the French after two months' siege by Armand de Vignerot du Plessis.
- 14 August â French and Indian War: Fort Oswego falls to the French.
Arts and literature
- François Boucher paints portraits of Madame de Pompadour.
- The Vincennes porcelain factory moves to Sèvres as the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres.
Births
- 3 January â Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve, writer and politician (died 1794)
- 23 May â Charles Clément Balvay (called Bervic), engraver (died 1822)[3]
- 28 November â Marie-Madeleine Postel, Roman Catholic saint (died 1846)
- 24 December â Joseph François Augustin Monneron, banker and politician (died 1826)
Full date unknown
- Antoine-François Momoro, printer, bookseller and politician (died 1794)
Deaths
- 27 June â Marie Sallé, dancer and choreographer (born 1707)
- 16 April â Jacques Cassini, astronomer (born 1677)
