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title: LOUIS XV OF BOURBON

subject date: 2016-06-13

caption: LOUIS XV (1710-1774), great-grandson of Louis XIV, from whom he inherited the throne at the age of five, at first reigned under the regency of Philippe d'Orleans. On the death of the regent, the Duke of Bourbon became minister; come of age, the young king entrusted the government to Cardinal Fleury (1726-1743), his old tutor, who lifted the royal finances. Initially welcomed by the people, for the participation in person to the military successes, with continued years of his outside politics, a succession of intriguing favored and the continuous succession of new ministers weakened the power of France, laying the foundations for French Revolution. Under the reign of Louis XV, a Catholic, France gained important military victories in Europe, but lost some of the colonies in the Seven Years War in favor of Great Britain. When he died the crowd erupted in demonstrations of joy. Representation inspired by the portrait painted by Louis-Michel Van Loo in 1748. Lithography colored, nineteenth century France

category: HIS

copyright: © Fototeca Gilardi

copyright status: Copyrighted Work

country: Francia

credit: Fototeca Gilardi

instructions: Per utilizzi: Fototeca Gilardi - t. 02 3931 2652

Creation date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

object name: 40802

priority: 0

multiplying price: 1.00

pricing: default

continent: Europa

image century : XIX

image epoch: Ottocento

licence: RM

subject century: XVIII

subject epoch: Ancien Regime

technique: Litografia colorata

id: 39175

file name: FSNgilardi_40802.jpg

keywords

Louis XVCatholicismChristianityCalvinismHuguenotCalvinistsProtestantismreligionintolerancereligious persecutionLouis XV of Bourbonthe BelovedportraitnobilityFranceOrder of the Golden FleeceCapetianBourbon of FranceEighteenth century