1643 in France

Events from the year 1643 in France

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Louis XIII (until 14 May); then Louis XIV
 * Regent: Anne of Austria (from 14 May)

Events

 * 14 May – Louis XIII dies, and Louis XIV becomes King of France.
 * 19 May – Battle of Rocroi

Full date missing

 * Jean Chapelain, traveler (died 1713)
 * Louis Moréri, priest and encyclopedist (died 1680)
 * Henri Jules, Prince of Condé (died 1709)

Deaths

 * 14 May – Louis XIII of France (born 1601)

Full date missing

 * Pierre Hérigone, mathematician and astronomer (born 1580)
 * Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, Catholic priest (born 1581)
 * Henri Spondanus, jurist and historian (born 1568)
 * Étienne de la Croix, Jesuit missionary and writer (born 1579)