King Louis XV of France
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Uploaded by lostsplendour on Mar 29, 2011
Louis XV (15 February 1710 -- 10 May 1774) ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. After he succeeded to the throne at the age of five, his first cousin twice removed, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the Kingdom until Louis' majority in 1723. Cardinal de Fleury was his chief minister from 1726 until his death in 1743, at which time the young king took over control of the State. Louis XV was a member of the House of Bourbon.
Louis enjoyed a favorable reputation at the beginning of his reign and earned the epithet "le Bien-Aimé" ("the Beloved"). In time, the debauchery of his court, the return of the Austrian Netherlands (which was gained following the Battle of Fontenoy) at Aix-la-Chapelle, and the cession of New France at the conclusion of the Seven Years' War led Louis to become one of the most unpopular kings in the history of France, after losing all of the American colonies and their imported resources. He was succeeded by his grandson Louis XVI.
His ill-advised financial policies damaged the power of France, weakened the treasury, discredited the monarchy, and arguably led to the French Revolution which broke out 15 years after his death.
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Damiens opened 4 accounts
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Un roi pourrit qui nous a fait perdre nos possessions tel que le Canada en Amérique !
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what's the name of the song?
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@lostsplendour thank you very much - my french is no good but i can understand just enough words to get the gist- thanks again xo
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i also would love to know which movie the fragments have been taken from???
dancingnancy09 3 months ago
@dancingnancy09 they're from "Louis XV le soleil noir" (Louis XV the black sun), a french documentary about Louis XV and Versailles.
lostsplendour 3 months ago
@lostsplendour do you know if its available to watch on youtube?
dancingnancy09 3 months ago
@dancingnancy09 Yes, the documentary is available on youtube (in french, no subtitles) ---- Docnarchy's channel.
lostsplendour 3 months ago
How did he maintain the economy if he was only 11 years old?
snowboarder997 3 months ago
@snowboarder997 After he succeeded to the throne at the age of five, his first cousin twice removed, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the Kingdom until Louis' majority in 1723.
lostsplendour 3 months ago