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3 days ago · L to R: Louis' aunt, Henriette-Marie; his brother, Philippe, duc d'Orléans; the Duke's daughter, Marie Louise d'Orléans, and wife, Henriette-Anne Stuart; the Queen-mother, Anne of Austria; three daughters of Gaston d'Orléans; Louis XIV; the Dauphin Louis; Queen Marie-Thérèse; la Grande Mademoiselle.
May 9, 2024 · Notable Family Members: spouse Marie Leszczyńska. On the Web: Weapons and Warfare - Louis XV (1710-1774) (May 03, 2024) Louis XV (born February 15, 1710, Versailles, France—died May 10, 1774, Versailles) was the king of France from 1715 to 1774, whose ineffectual rule contributed to the decline of royal authority that led to the outbreak of ...
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4 days ago · Louis XV was the great-grandson of Louis XIV and the third son of the Duke of Burgundy (1682–1712), and his wife Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, who was the eldest daughter of Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy. He was born in the Palace of Versailles on 15 February 1710 and was immediately styled the Duke of Anjou.
3 days ago · James VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) [a] was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII [4] from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
May 13, 2024 · As such, Louis XIV is historically recognized as having had only one wife, Maria Theresa of Spain, throughout his 72-year reign as King of France. References: Facts About Louis XIV Chateau De Versailles.
May 9, 2024 · brother Louis XVIII. brother Louis XVI. Elizabeth Of France (born May 3, 1764, Versailles, France—died May 10, 1794, Paris) was a French princess, sister of King Louis XVI, noted for her courage and fidelity during the French Revolution, which sacrificed her to the guillotine.
3 days ago · At an early age Maria Anna was contracted to marry the Spanish Habsburg King Felipe IV's son and heir Baltasar Carlos, Prince of Asturius. He died in 1646 aged 16 and the king decided to marry Maria Anna, who was then 12 years old and just 4 years older than his daughter Maria Teresa, the future wife of King Louis XIV of France.
