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6 August – Louis-Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, last Dauphin of France (died 1844). 22 August – François Péron, naturalist and explorer (died 1810). 1 September – Honoré Charles Reille, Marshal of France (died 1860). 11 November – Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville, entomologist (died 1858).
The Flour War refers to a wave of riots from April to May 1775, in the northern, eastern, and western parts of the Kingdom of France. It followed an increase in grain prices, and subsequently bread prices; bread was an important source of food among the populace.
The Coronation of Louis XVI the King of France took place at Reims Cathedral on 11 June 1775 which fell on Trinity Sunday. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Louis XVI had come to the throne the previous year in succession to his grandfather Louis XV who had reigned for 59 years.
1775 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1775th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 775th year of the 2nd millennium, the 75th year of the 18th century, and the 6th year of the 1770s decade. As of the start of 1775, the ...
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Princess Henriette of France in court dress playing the viola de gamba, c. 1750–52, by Jean-Marc Nattier Lady Mary Fox wears a grey silk hooded Brunswick gown with striped ribbon ornaments, 1767 Women's clothing styles emphasized a narrow, inverted conical torso, achieved with boned stays, above full skirts.
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The war confirms France as the dominant continental power and Bourbon strength over the Habsburgs. 1668: 2 May: Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle: end of the War of Devolution. France obtains Lille and other territories of Flanders from Spain. 1678: Treaties of Nijmegen: A series of treaties ending the Franco-Dutch War.