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... 144 KB (19,778 words) - 17:21, 27 April 2024 |
The furniture of the Louis XV period (1715–1774) is characterized by curved forms, lightness, comfort and asymmetry; it replaced the more formal, boxlike... 32 KB (4,393 words) - 18:33, 12 March 2024 |
The Louis XV style or Louis Quinze (/ˌluːi ˈkæ̃z/, French: [lwi kɛ̃z]) is a style of architecture and decorative arts which appeared during the reign... 16 KB (2,050 words) - 20:15, 28 April 2024 |
Louis, Dauphin of France (Louis Ferdinand; 4 September 1729 – 20 December 1765) was the elder and only surviving son of King Louis XV of France and his... 18 KB (1,814 words) - 06:15, 15 March 2024 |
Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France (son and heir-apparent of King Louis XV), and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when... 88 KB (10,360 words) - 11:40, 30 April 2024 |
the French military. Upon his death in 1715, Louis XIV left his great-grandson and successor, Louis XV, a powerful kingdom, albeit in major debt after... 152 KB (18,087 words) - 03:17, 30 April 2024 |
Le Louis XV - Alain Ducasse à l'Hôtel de Paris is a French restaurant in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Run by the chef Alain Ducasse, it holds three Michelin stars... 10 KB (902 words) - 07:46, 10 April 2024 |
Crown of Louis XV is the sole surviving crown from the French ancien regime among the French Crown Jewels. The crown was created for King Louis XV in 1722... 2 KB (247 words) - 10:53, 10 March 2024 |
chief minister to Louis XV. He negotiated the King's marriage to the Polish princess Marie Leszczyńska. In 1726, Louis XV dismissed Louis Henri as chief... 27 KB (3,196 words) - 01:16, 4 March 2024 |
Kingdom of France (section Louis XIV, the Sun King) Louis XV was a highly unpopular king for his sexual excesses, overall weakness, and for losing New France to the British. A strong ruler like Louis XIV... 57 KB (6,324 words) - 05:21, 2 May 2024 |
Jeanne du Barry (film) (category Cultural depictions of Louis XV) uses her intelligence and allure to rise in society. She becomes King Louis XV's favourite, they fall in love, and against all propriety and etiquette... 33 KB (3,425 words) - 21:44, 30 April 2024 |
behind his father, the Dauphin Louis, himself the son of Louis XV and his popular Queen, Marie Leszczyńska. Although Louis was his parents' first son to... 10 KB (726 words) - 00:55, 20 April 2024 |
became King Louis XV at the death of Louis XIV, and his second son inherited the Spanish throne as Philip V through his grandmother. Louis was born on... 19 KB (2,266 words) - 08:18, 28 April 2024 |
Huguenots under Louis XV refers to hostile activities against French Protestants between 1715 and 1774 during the reign of Louis XV. The members of the... 9 KB (1,283 words) - 20:32, 17 May 2023 |
Petit appartement du roi (section Louis XV – 1740) ʁwa]) of the Palace of Versailles is a suite of rooms used by Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI. Located on the first floor of the palace, the rooms are... 36 KB (3,479 words) - 23:06, 28 April 2024 |
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (section Louis XIV's will) (légitimée de France) of King Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan. Named regent of France during the minority of Louis XV, his great-nephew and first cousin... 42 KB (5,038 words) - 15:00, 3 April 2024 |
House of Bourbon (section Louis XIV and Louis XV) his great-grandson Louis XV. Louis XV was born on 15 February 1710 and was thus aged only five at his ascension, the third Louis in a row to become king... 109 KB (10,892 words) - 17:35, 1 May 2024 |
Versailles, Yvelines (section Louis XV and Louis XVI) of France from June 1722, when Louis XV returned to Versailles, until October 1789, when a Parisian mob forced Louis XVI and the royal family to move... 33 KB (3,667 words) - 08:37, 12 October 2023 |
Grand Trianon (section Louis XV and after) smaller château built in the 1760s, during the reign of Louis XV). Between 1663 and 1665, Louis XIV purchased the hamlet of Trianon, on the outskirts of... 13 KB (1,527 words) - 23:11, 7 July 2023 |
her first cousin the young Louis XV of France. Organised by Philippe d'Orléans, Regent of France for the ten-year-old Louis XV, the match was part of a... 19 KB (2,009 words) - 04:37, 14 April 2024 |
French Crown Jewels (section Crown of Louis XV) 'Ruspoli' sapphire, later followed in 1717 with the Regent Diamond. Under Louis XV, they were kept in the Garde Meuble de la Couronne (Royal Treasury) in... 34 KB (3,676 words) - 10:50, 10 March 2024 |