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Louis XV of France
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Sovereignty lies in me alone. The legislative power is mine unconditionally and indivisibly. The public order emanates from me, and I am its supreme guardian.
— Speaking to the Paris Parliament in 1766
Louis XV of France
King of France and of Navarre from 1715 to 1774 (1710–1774)
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Lived 1710–1774, aged 64France
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He inherited the throne at five, ruled for nearly six decades, and handed his grandson a kingdom so broke and broken it exploded fifteen years later. The king they once called "the Beloved" became the man historians blame for gutting France's treasury and credibility before revolution arrived.
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Louis XV became King of France on 1 September 1715 at age five, succeeding his great-grandfather Louis XIV after the longest reign in French history. His grand-uncle Philippe II served as regent until Louis reached thirteen in 1723, and Cardinal Fleury ran the kingdom as chief minister until 1743, when the king finally took sole control. His nearly 59-year reign — second longest in France — saw military blunders that cost the country dearly: he gave back the Austrian Netherlands won at Fontenoy in 1745, then lost New France to Britain and Spain after the disastrous Seven Years' War in 1763, th…
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Louis XV of France
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The Duc de V—— was a nobleman of high rank and great wealth.
— Quotes reported in Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI, 2 vols. (Boston: L. C. Page & Co., Ltd., 1899)
Louis XV of France
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When the Marechal de Belle-Isle’s son was killed in battle, Madame persuaded the King to pay his father a visit.
— Quotes reported in Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI, 2 vols. (Boston: L. C. Page & Co., Ltd., 1899)
Louis XV of France
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The King was often annoyed by the Parliaments, and said a very remarkable thing concerning them, which M. de Gontaut repeated to Doctor Quesnay in my presence.
— Quotes reported in Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI, 2 vols. (Boston: L. C. Page & Co., Ltd., 1899)
Louis XV of France
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I, one day, found Quesnay in great distress. “Mirabeau,” said he, “is sent to Vincennes, for his work on taxation.
— Quotes reported in Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI, 2 vols. (Boston: L. C. Page & Co., Ltd., 1899)
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