1756 in France
Events from the year 1756 in France.
Incumbents
Events
- 12 April - French invasion of Minorca, at this time under British control.
- 1 May - Treaty of Versailles.
- 18 May - The Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France.
- 20 May - Battle of Minorca: The French fleet under Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière defeats the British under John Byng.
- 29 June - The 2-month Siege of Fort St Philip at Port Mahon ends when the British garrison in Minorca surrenders to the French after two months' siege by Armand de Vignerot du Plessis.
- 14 August - French and Indian War: Fort Oswego falls to the French.
Arts and literature
- François Boucher paints portraits of Madame de Pompadour.
- The Vincennes porcelain factory moves to Sèvres as the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres.
Births
- 3 January - Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve, writer and politician
- 23 May - Charles Clément Balvay, engraver
- 28 November - Marie-Madeleine Postel, Roman Catholic saint
- 24 December - Joseph François Augustin Monneron, banker and politician
Full date unknown
- Antoine-François Momoro, printer, bookseller and politician
Deaths
- 27 June - Marie Sallé, dancer and choreographer
- 16 April - Jacques Cassini, astronomer