Events from the year 1715 in France.
Incumbents Monarch – Louis XIV (until 1 September), then Louis XV Regent: Philippe II, Duke of Orleans (from 1 September)
Events Persian embassy to Louis XIV
Births 9 January – Robert-François Damiens, domestic servant, executed for the attempted assassination of Louis XV (died 1757) 12 January – Jacques Duphly, harpsichordist and composer (died 1789) 23 January – Jean-Olivier Briand, bishop of Quebec (died 1794) 30 January – Jean-Baptiste Lestiboudois, botanist (died 1804) 22 February – Charles-Nicolas Cochin, engraver (died 1790) 15 September – Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, military officer, known for introducing the Gribeauval system (died 1789)
Deaths
8 January – Noël Bouton de Chamilly, military officer (born 1636) 29 January – Bernard Lamy, mathematician (born 1640) 20 May – Armand Jean de Vignerot du Plessis, sailor and nobleman (born 1629) 1 September – Louis XIV, King of France since 1643 (born 1638) 1 September – François Girardon, sculptor (born 1628)
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