1624 in France

Events from the year 1624 in France.

Incumbents

Winter – The Rhône and the vineyards of Languedoc freeze.
2 January – Disgrace of Nicolas Brûlart de Sillery and Pierre Brûlart, marquis de Sillery.
6 January – Étienne Ier d'Aligre becomes Keeper of the Seals of France.
29 April – Louis XIII appoints Cardinal Richelieu to the Conseil du Roi.
May – Croquant rebellions in Quercy, suppressed on 7 June by Marshal de Thémines.
10 June – Treaty of Compiègne is signed between the Kingdom of France and the Dutch Republic.
13 August – Cardinal Richelieu is appointed by Louis XIII to be his chief minister, having intrigued against Charles de La Vieuville, Superintendent of Finances, arrested for corruption the previous day.
3 October – Étienne Ier d'Aligre becomes Grand Chancellor of France.
21 October – Edict of Saint-Germain-en-Laye establishes a Chamber of Justice for the investigation of financial abuse and embezzlement in government.
26 November – French troops under the Marquis de Ceuvre set out to occupy the forts of Valtellina.
6–10 December – Treaties with Venice and the Duke of Savoy over Valtellina.
The Palace of Versailles is first built by Louis XIII, as a hunting lodge.
The Parlement passes a decree forbidding criticism of Aristotle, on pain of death.
Congregation of the Mission settles in the Collège des Bons Enfants in Paris.
French colonial empire: Coastal trading settlements established in French Guiana and Senegal.