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Louis XV, (born Feb. 15, 1710, Versailles, France—died May 10, 1774, Versailles), King of France (1715–74). An orphan from age three, Louis succeeded to the throne on the death of his great-grandfather Louis XIV (1715), under the regency of Philippe II, duke d’Orléans (1674–1723).
King of France and Navarre 1710-1774. Acceding to the throne in 1715, Louis XV came to be known as “le Bien-Aimé” (the Beloved). In 1722 he moved the Court and the seat of government back to the Palace of Versailles, which had been abandoned after the death of Louis XIV.
Aug 7, 2019 · Updated on August 07, 2019. King Louis XV of France (February 15, 1710 – May 10, 1774) was the second-to-last king of France prior to the French Revolution. Although he was known as “Louis the Beloved,” his fiscal irresponsibility and political maneuvers set the stage for the French Revolution and, ultimately, the fall of the French monarchy.
Louis XV, 1748 © Louis XV was king of France from 1715 to 1774. He was nicknamed 'the Well-Beloved', but his failures contributed to the crisis that brought on the French Revolution. Louis...
The reign of Louis XVI had begun. It was to be the last in Versailles. Louis XV died, aged 64, on 10 May 1774, in the bedchamber of his Private Apartment. His passing brought to an end a reign of 59 years, the longest in the history of France after that of Louis XIV.
May 18, 2018 · Louis XV. Louis XV (1710-1774) was king of France form 1715 to 1774. His reign was marked by the decline of the prestige of the monarchy and the deepening of the crisis that eventually led to the French Revolution.
LOUIS XV, KING OF FRANCE. Reigned 1715 to 1774; b. Versailles, Feb. 15, 1710;d. Versailles, May 10, 1774. Louis XIV's will left him under the care of Marshall Villeroi and Bishop Andr é fleury, but the Duke of Orleans assumed the regency. In 1721 Louis fell seriously ill amid rumors that the regent, and heir-apparent, had poisoned him.
