Births on January 18

François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois

Born on January 18, 1641

François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, Secretary of State for War (d. 1691)

François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis of Louvois (18 January 1641 – 16 July 1691) was the French Secretary of State for War for a significant part of the reign of Louis XIV. Louvois and his father, Michel le Tellier, would increase the French Army to 340,000 soldiers by their deaths in the 1680s and 90s, an army that would eventually fight four wars between 1667 and 1713. He is commonly referred to as "Louvois".

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Events on 1641

11 Mar

Battle of Mbororé
Guaraní forces living in the Jesuit reductions defeat bandeirantes loyal to the Portuguese Empire at the Battle of Mbororé in present-day Panambí, Argentina.
23 Oct

Irish Rebellion of 1641
Irish Catholic gentry from Ulster tried to seize control of Dublin Castle, the seat of English rule in Ireland, to force concessions to Catholics.
24 Oct

Irish Rebellion of 1641
Sir Felim O'Neill of Kinard the leader of the Irish Rebellion issues his Proclamation of Dungannon justifying the uprising and declaring continued loyalty to Charles I