Events from the year 1643 in France.
Incumbents Monarch – Louis XIII (until 14 May); then Louis XIV Regent: Anne of Austria (from 14 May)
Events
14 May – Louis XIII dies, and Louis XIV becomes King of France. 19 May – Battle of Rocroi
Births
Full date missing Jean Chapelain, traveler (died 1713) Louis Moréri, priest and encyclopedist (died 1680) Henri Jules, Prince of Condé (died 1709)
Deaths 14 May – Louis XIII (born 1601)
Full date missing Pierre Hérigone, mathematician and astronomer (born 1580) Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, Catholic priest (born 1581) Henri Spondanus, jurist and historian (born 1568) Étienne de la Croix, Jesuit missionary and writer (born 1579)
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