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  2. Louis XV - Wikipedia

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    At the Battle of Fontenoy on 11 May 1745, Louis, accompanied by his young son the Dauphin, came under fire for the first time and witnessed a French victory over combined British, Dutch and Austrian forces. When the Dauphin became excited at the sight of so many dead enemy soldiers, the King told him, "You see what a victory costs.

  3. Treaty of Fontainebleau (1745) - Wikipedia

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    The Treaty of Fontainebleau was a 1745 treaty in which France committed itself to support the Jacobite rising of 1745.. It was signed on 24 October 1745 in Fontainebleau, France, between Louis XV of France and the pretender to the thrones of Great Britain and Ireland, James Francis Edward Stuart. [1]

  4. 1745 - Wikipedia

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    1745 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1745th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 745th year of the 2nd millennium, the 45th year of the 18th century, and the 6th year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1745, the ...

  5. Siege of Tournai (1745) - Wikipedia

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    Having lasted 47 days, the siege of Tournai and its citadel was one of the longest in the War of Austrian Succession. By order of King Louis XV, the cathedral and the main buildings of the city had been spared from the cannonades. Tournai became a French possession again for the first time since its capture by Marlborough in 1709.

  6. Madame de Pompadour - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. 1745 in France - Wikipedia

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    Events from the year 1745 in France. Incumbents. Monarch: Louis XV [1] ... Madame de Pompadour is officially presented in the court of Louis XV of France.

  8. Siege of Louisbourg (1745) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Battle of Fontenoy order of battle - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Fontenoy with key to French and Allied deployments. The Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession, fought between the forces of the Pragmatic Army – comprising mainly Dutch, British, and Hanoverian troops, as well a relatively small contingent of Austrians under the command of the Duke of Cumberland – and a French army under the ...