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Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five.
May 9, 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 the French Revolution in 1789.
Aug 24, 2019 · Explore the life and times of France's King Louis XV, the ruler who started out as 'The Well-Beloved,' but died a hated man, on Biography.com.
Aug 7, 2019 · Fast Facts: Louis XV. Full Name : Louis of the house of Bourbon. Occupation: King of France. Born: February 15, 1710 in the Palace of Versailles, France. Died: May 10, 1774 in the Palace of Versailles, France. Spouse: Marie Leszczyńska.
Read a brief biography about the life and reign of King Louis XV. Why did his failures contribute to the crisis that brought on the French Revolution?
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.
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May 18, 2018 · LOUIS XV (FRANCE) (1710 – 1774; ruled 1715 – 1774), king of France. Louis, duc d'Anjou, was the second surviving son of Louis, duke of Burgundy, and Marie-Adela ï de, daughter of Duke Victor-Amadeus II of Savoy, and great-grandson of Louis XIV (ruled 1643 – 1715).
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 André 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.
This landmark exhibition seeks to reveal more about Louis XV whose reign and personality remain somewhat of a mystery: who was Louis XV and what was he like? What were his passions? What were the arts like in his day, what were his personal tastes and what did his day-to-day life look like?
