Events from the year 1686 in France.
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Events edit
- July – The League of Augsburg is founded in response to claims made by Louis XIV of France on the Electorate of the Palatinate in western Germany. It comprises the Holy Roman Empire, the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain and the electors of Bavaria, Saxony and the Electorate of the Palatinate.
- The Café Procope, which remains in business in the 21st century, is opened in Paris by Procopio Cutò as a coffeehouse.
Births edit
- 6 July – Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)
Deaths edit
- 31 January – Jean Mairet, French dramatist (b. 1604)
- 11 November - Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, French general (b. 1621)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715)". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2022.