1615 in France

Incumbents

• Monarch - Louis XIII

Events

• 24 November – Louis XIII marries Anne of Austria
• Unknown
• * The Company of the Moluccas is established to trade in the East Indies
• * Construction work commences on the Luxembourg Palace designed by Salomon de Brosse
• * The Merian map of Paris is created
• * Production of carpets at the Savonnerie manufactory is begun by Pierre DuPont

Births

• 27 January – Nicolas Fouquet, Superintendent of Finances

Deaths

• 27 March – Margaret of Valois, dowager queen of France