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Louis XIV had desired for France to be ruled by his favorite but illegitimate son, the Duke of Maine (illegitimate son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan), who was in the council and who, because of a dramatic change in the laws of succession instituted by Louis XIV, and, as his oldest surviving male descendant, could now legally become king ...
Louis XV: Philippe II, Duke of Orléans: Heir presumptive 1st cousin –2 1 September 1715 1st cousin +2 became king 2 December 1723 Died Louis, Duke of Chartres, son Louis, Duke of Orléans: Heir presumptive 2nd cousin –1 2 December 1723 Father died 4 September 1729 Son born to king Louis IV Henri, Prince of Condé, 1723–1725, 5th cousin +1
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.
Louis XV had ten legitimate children, but there were only two sons, only one of whom survived to adulthood, Louis, Dauphin of France. This did not help dispel the concerns about the future of the dynasty; should his male line fail, the succession would be disputed by a possible war of succession between the descendants of Philip V and the House ...
Louis Philippe did not do this, in order to increase his own chances of succession. As a consequence, and because the French parliamentarians were aware of his liberal policies and of his popularity at the time with the French population, they proclaimed Louis Philippe as the new French king, displacing the senior branch of the House of Bourbon.
Louis, Dauphin of France [1] (Louis Ferdinand; 4 September 1729 – 20 December 1765) was the elder and only surviving son of King Louis XV of France and his wife, Queen Marie Leszczyńska. As a son of the king, Louis was a fils de France. As heir apparent, he became Dauphin of France.
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.
The siege of Ypres took place between 15 and 24 June 1744 during the War of the Austrian Succession.A French army under the nominal command of King Louis XV of France and operational command of the Duke of Noailles, took the city from its Dutch garrison after a short siege.