1670 in France
Events from the year 1670 in France Incumbents Monarch – Louis XIV Events January – Françoise-Marguerite, daughter of Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, marries the Comte de Grignan. 1 June – At Dover, England, Louis XIV and Charles II of England sign the Secret Treaty of Dover, ending hostilities between their kingdoms. Louis will give Charles 200,000 pounds annually. In return, Charles will relax the laws against Catholics, gradually re-Catholicize England, support French policy against the Dutch Republic, and convert to Catholicism himself. 14 October – The première of Molière's 5-act comédie-ballet Le Bourgeois gentilhomme is performed by his troupe with himself in the title rôle before Louis XIV and the royal court at the Château de Chambord, with incidental music by Jean-Baptiste Lully. 21 November – The première of Racine's tragedy Berenice takes place with the Comédiens du Roi at the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris. 24 November – Louis XIV authorises work to commence on construction of Les Invalides, the veterans' hospital in Paris. The first French settlers arrive at the Petite Côte of modern-day Senegal. Jean Picard calculates the Earth radius to within 0.44% of the modern value. Births 21 August – James FitzJames, 1st Duke