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The King continued his grand construction projects, including the opera theater of the Palace of Versailles, completed for the celebration of the wedding of the Dauphin and Marie Antoinette, and the new Place Louis XV (now Place de la Concorde) in Paris, whose centerpiece was an equestrian statue of the King, modeled after that of Louis XIV on ...
Madame DuBarry is a 1934 American historical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dolores del Río, Reginald Owen, Victor Jory and Osgood Perkins.The film portrays the life of Madame Du Barry, the last mistress of King Louis XV of France. [1]
The siege of Louisbourg took place in 1745 when a New England colonial force aided by a British fleet captured Louisbourg, the capital of the French province of Île-Royale (present-day Cape Breton Island) during the War of the Austrian Succession, known as King George's War in the British colonies.
Jeanne du Barry is a 2023 French-language historical drama film directed, co-written and produced by Maïwenn and starring herself and Johnny Depp in the leading roles. It also stars Pierre Richard, Benjamin Lavernhe, Noémie Lvovsky, Pascal Greggory, Melvil Poupaud, and India Hair.
She was the official chief mistress of King Louis XV from 1745 to 1751, and remained influential as court favourite until her death. [ 1 ] Pompadour took charge of the king's schedule and was a valued aide and advisor, despite her frail health and many political enemies.
Louis XIII King of France 1601–1643 r. 1610–1643: Henri II Prince of Condé 1588–1646 r. 1588–1646: Louis XIV King of France 1638–1715 r. 1643–1715: Louis II Grand Condé Prince of Condé 1621–1686 r. 1646–1686: Armand Prince of Conti 1629–1666 r. 1629–1666: Henri Jules Prince of Condé 1643–1709 r. 1686–1709: Louis III ...
The Duc d'Anville expedition (June – October 1746) was sent from France to recapture Louisbourg and take peninsular Acadia (present-day mainland Nova Scotia).The expedition was the largest military force ever to set sail for the New World prior to the American Revolutionary War. [1]
The engineering work was continued by Etienne Verrier and finally, by Louis Franquet; the latter was the "highest ranking engineering officer in North America". [37] The fort itself cost France 30 million French livres, which prompted King Louis XV to joke that he should be able to see the peaks of the buildings from his Palace in Versaille. [38]