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1634 in France

Explore 13 historical events and records for France in 1634.

Historical records for France in 1634

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August

League of Heilbronn

Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de ยท Heilbronn ยท Leader Ruling Council ยท Warfare / Thirty Years War

French control increased in August 1634, when the League agreed to accept French funds in return for French control of the fortress of Philippsburg on the east bank of the Rhine for the duration of the war

September

Battle of Nordlingen

Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de ยท Nordlingen ยท Leader Ruling Council ยท Warfare / Thirty Years War

Sweden is defeated by an Austro-Spanish force. Richelieu is forced into war for the Heilbronn League

Heilbronn League

Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de ยท Nordlingen ยท Leader Ruling Council ยท Warfare / Thirty Years War

Richelieu is forced into war for the Heilbronn League

November

League of Heilbronn

Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de ยท Heilbronn ยท Leader Ruling Council ยท Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Treaty of Paris formally gave control of what remained of the League of Heilbronn to France

Treaty of Paris

Louis XIII ยท Paris ยท Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Treaty of Paris formally gave control of what remained of the League of Heilbronn to France. France offers the German Protestants 12,000 men & 1/2 million Livres

Treaty of Paris

Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de ยท Paris ยท Leader Ruling Council ยท Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Treaty of Paris formally gave control of what remained of the League of Heilbronn to France

Other events (month unknown)

Descartes Refines Mechanical Theory Of Life

Descartes, Rene ยท Philosopher ยท Humanities / Philosophy

Descartes continued exploring the human body as a system whose functions could be described mechanically. His physiological account distinguished bodily processes from acts of conscious thought.

Heilbronn League

Louis XIII ยท Alsace ยท Warfare / Thirty Years War

Inder the Treaty of Paris Bernard & the Heilbronn League cede land in Alsace to France

Heilbronn League

Louis XIII ยท Paris ยท Warfare / Thirty Years War

Bernard & the Heilbronn League cede land in Alsace to France

Papal Nuncio

Mazarin, Jules ยท Papal Nuncio ยท Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Nuncio to France on behalf of the Papacy

Questions Inouies

Mersenne, Marin ยท Paris ยท Philosopher ยท Humanities / Philosophy

Mersenne publishes Questions Inouies, presenting problems in mathematics, mechanics, optics and natural philosophy.

Rule of Alsace

Louis XIII ยท Alsace ยท Warfare / Thirty Years War

Inder the Treaty of Paris Bernard & the Heilbronn League cede land in Alsace to France

Treaty of Paris

Louis XIII ยท Paris ยท Warfare / Thirty Years War

Bernard & the Heilbronn League guarantee the Catholic faith in Germany. Bernard & the Heilbronn League cede land in Alsace to France

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