Timeline March 1680

Events in March 1680 6

• 1613 – 1680 François de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) Died 17 March 1680, aged 66 French aristocrat and moralist who wrote the Maximes, a collection of sharp epigrams on human self-interest. He fought in the Fronde before turning to writing and the literary salons of Paris.
• 1613 – 1680 François de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) Died 17 March 1680, aged 66 French aristocrat and moralist who wrote the Maximes, a collection of sharp epigrams on human self-interest. He fought in the Fronde before turning to writing and the literary salons of Paris.
• 1615 – 1680 Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1680) Died 23 March 1680, aged 65 Superintendent of Finances under Louis XIV and builder of the château of Vaux-le-Vicomte. He was arrested in 1661 for embezzlement and died after nearly two decades in prison at the fortress of Pignerol.
• 1615 – 1680 Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1680) Died 23 March 1680, aged 65 Superintendent of Finances under Louis XIV and builder of the château of Vaux-le-Vicomte. He was arrested in 1661 for embezzlement and died after nearly two decades in prison at the fortress of Pignerol.
• 1680 Marriage of the Grand Dauphin Louis XIV's heir weds Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria Louis, the Grand Dauphin, married Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria, which strengthened ties between the Bourbon dynasty and the Wittelsbachs of Bavaria. Their sons included Louis, Duke of Burgundy, father of Louis XV, and Philip, Duke of Anjou, who later became Philip V of Spain.
• 1680 Marriage of the Grand Dauphin Louis XIV's heir weds Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria Louis, the Grand Dauphin, married Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria, which strengthened ties between the Bourbon dynasty and the Wittelsbachs of Bavaria. Their sons included Louis, Duke of Burgundy, father of Louis XV, and Philip, Duke of Anjou, who later became Philip V of Spain.