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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 ...
The Duke de Richelieu, best friend of the King, noted in his memoirs that Louis XV had a "true passion" for Marie Leczinska and at first resisted the idea on taking a mistress while his wife was always pregnant. He had been impatient to marry her, was reportedly flattered to have a twenty-two-year-old wife, and refused to allow criticism of her ...
Marie Thérèse Antoinette Raphaëlle, Dauphine of France (11 June 1726 – 22 July 1746), was the daughter of King Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnese and the wife of Louis, Dauphin of France, son of King Louis XV. The Dauphine died aged 20, three days after giving birth to a daughter who died in 1748.
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.
John II King of France 1319–1364 r. 1350–1364: Isabella of Valois 1313–1383: Peter I Duke of Bourbon 1311–1356 r. 1342–1356: James I Count of La Marche 1319–1362 r. 1356–1362: Jeanne of Châtillon 1320-1371 [17] Charles V King of France 1338–1380 r. 1364–1380: Joanna of Bourbon 1338–1378: Louis II Duke of Bourbon 1337–1410 ...
This photo features Charles, Camilla, Will, Kate, Harry, Meghan, and Charles's three grandchildren: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. Chris Jackson/Getty Images 2018
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.
Prince Louis was born on April 23, 2018 and is the third of Prince William and Kate Middleton's children (his older siblings are Prince George and Prince Charlotte). Louis' full name is actually ...