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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.
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.
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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.
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Monarques de France. modifier. LouisXV, dit « le Bien-Aimé », né le 15 février 1710 à Versailles et mort le 10 mai 1774 dans la même ville, est un roi de France et de Navarre. Membre de la maison de Bourbon, il règne sur le royaume de France du 1er septembre 1715 à sa mort.
Learn about the life and reign of Louis XV, who moved the Court back to Versailles in 1722 and became known as "le Bien-Aimé". Discover his passion for science, his mistresses, his children and his legacy.
Learn about the life and reign of Louis XV, who ruled France from 1715 to 1774. Find out how his failures in foreign policy and domestic reforms contributed to the French Revolution.
Learn how Louis XV, the longest-reigning king of France after Louis XIV, died of smallpox in 1774 at Versailles. Discover the anecdotes and events of his reign, from his marriage to Marie-Antoinette to his assassination attempt by Damiens.
