1723 in France

Events from the year 1723 in France. == Incumbents == Monarch – Louis XV Regent: Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (until 15 February) == Events == 15 February – King Louis XV attains his majority on his 13th birthday, bringing an end to the 7½-year Régence of his cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans. 22 March – 4 Protestant preachers are hanged at Montpellier. 10 August – Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, previously regent, is appointed by the King to serve as his chief minister, but dies in office less than four months later. == Births == 5 January – Nicole-Reine Lepaute, astronomer and mathematician (died 1788) 21 February – Louis-Pierre Anquetil, historian (died 1808) 30 April – Mathurin Jacques Brisson, zoologist (died 1806) 11 July – Jean-François Marmontel, historian, writer (died 1799) == Deaths == 13 March – René Auguste Constantin de Renneville, Protestant poet and historian (born 1650) 11 May – Jean Galbert de Campistron, dramatist (born 1656) 29 May – Jean de La Chapelle, novelist and playwright (born 1621) 10 August – Guillaume Dubois, cardinal and statesman (born 1656) 20 September – Félix Le Pelletier de La Houssaye, statesman (born 1663) 2 December – Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, chief minister, ex-regent (born 1674) === Full date unknown === Charles d'Agar, painter (born 1669) == See also == == References ==