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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 ...
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.
King of France r. 1589–1610: Louis XIII 1601–1643 King of France r. 1610–1643 House of Orléans: Louis XIV 1638–1715 King of France r. 1643–1715: Philippe I 1640–1701 Duke of Orléans: Louis 1661–1711 Grand Dauphin: Louis 1682–1712 Duke of Burgundy Petit Dauphin: Philippe II 1674–1723 Duke of Orléans: Louis XV 1710–1774 ...
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EXCLUSIVE: France’s Why Not Productions has unveiled a playful first teaser image of Johnny Depp in the role of King Louis XV in French director Maïwenn’s historical love story Jeanne du ...
Louis, Dauphin of France (1 November 1661 – 14 April 1711), commonly known as le Grand Dauphin, was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Louis XIV and his spouse, Maria Theresa of Spain. He became known as the Grand Dauphin after the birth of his own son, Louis, Duke of Burgundy, the Petit Dauphin. He and his son died before his father ...
Portrait of Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–1765), son of Louis XV. Object type: painting. Date: 1750. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Birmingham Museum and Art ...
The Place Royale (French pronunciation: [plas ʁwajal], meaning "Royal Square") is a square in Reims, France.A bronze statue of King Louis XV stands in its center, commissioned by the city from the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle and inaugurated on 26 August 1765, depicting "the sovereign in Roman garb, with laurels on his head and one hand extended 'to take the people under his protection.'" [1]