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France in 1649

Historical records for France in 1649, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records
7Events
3Named people
3Places
3Categories

Historical records

January

6 January 1649Flight from ParisLouis XIV Sun King

Paris · Politics / The Fronde

Leaves Paris during the Fronde unrest.

March

11 March 1649PeaceLouis XIV Sun King

Paris · Warfare / Military

Peace between the frondeurs, rebels, and the French court

30 March 1649Treaty of Saint-GermainJules Mazarin

Saint-Germain · Warfare / Military

Parisians agree to lay down their arms. Agrees to restore the Bastille to the crown for an amnesty & Louis to return to Paris

Other Events

1649Capture of ParisJules Mazarin

Paris · Warfare / Military

The Fronde capture the Bastille & install Brousels son as its Governor

1649Move to SwedenRene Descartes

Stockholm · Humanities / Philosophy

Descartes accepts Queen Christina's invitation and travels to Stockholm to join her court.

1649Siege of ParisJules Mazarin

Paris · Warfare / Military

The Fronde close the Paris gates & create an army to release the King

1649The Passions of the SoulRene Descartes

Paris · Humanities / Philosophy

Descartes publishes The Passions of the Soul, his major study of emotion and moral psychology.

Names involved

Jules MazarinLouis XIV Sun KingRene Descartes

Places involved

ParisSaint-GermainStockholm

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.