03/31/1596 AD born
René Descartes was born in La Haye en Touraine, Province of Touraine (now Descartes, Indre-et-Loire), France.
His mother, Jeanne Brochard, died soon after giving birth to him, and so he was not expected to survive.
Descartes' father, Joachim, was a member of the Parlement of Brittany at Rennes.
René lived with his grandmother and with his great-uncle.
Although the Descartes family was Roman Catholic, the Poitou region was controlled by the Protestant Huguenots
Descartes, Indre-et-Loire
Lattitude: 46.9744° N
Longitude: 0.6986° E
Region: Europe
Modern Day France
Lattitude: 46.9744° N
Longitude: 0.6986° E
Region: Europe
Modern Day France
