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  2. Louis XV - Wikipedia

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    Louis XV was the great-grandson of Louis XIV and the third son of the Duke of Burgundy (1682–1712), and his wife Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, who was the eldest daughter of Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy.

  3. Louis was the great-grandson of King Louis XIV (ruled 1643–1715) and the son of Louis, duc de Bourgogne, and Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy. Because his parents and his only surviving brother had all died in 1712, he became king at the age of five on the death of Louis XIV (September 1, 1715).

  4. Louis XV: Biography, King of France, French Royalty

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    When Louis XV was born on February 15, 1710, no one expected that he would ever reach the throne. His mother, Marie Adelaide of Savoy, had two sons—both Louis as well—before Louis XV was born.

  5. Louis XV | World History - Lumen Learning

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    Louis XV was the third son of the Duke of Burgundy and his wife Marie Adélaïde of Savoy. At birth, Louis XV received a customary title for younger sons of the French royal family: Duke of Anjou. In April 1711, Louis Le Grand Dauphin suddenly died, making Louis XV’s father, the Duke of Burgundy, the new Dauphin. At that time, Burgundy had ...

  6. Biography of Louis XV, Beloved King of France - ThoughtCo

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    In 1715, Louis XIV died, and five-year-old Louis became King Louis XV. The laws of the land required there to be a regency for the next eight years, until Louis turned thirteen. Officially, the role of Regent went to Phillippe II, Duke of Orleans, the son of Louis XIV’s brother Phillippe.

  7. Louis XV | Palace of Versailles

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    Son of the Duke of Burgundy and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, and great-grandson of Louis XIV, Louis XV became heir apparent upon the death of his father in 1712. He then became king in 1715 at just five years of age upon the death of Louis XIV.

  8. Louis XV Passions of a king - Palace of Versailles

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    Born in 1710 in Versailles, Louis XV was the son of the Duke of Burgundy and Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy, as well as the great-grandson of Louis XIV. Heir apparent after the death of his father, he became king at the tender age of five after the death of the Sun King on 1 September 1715.

  9. Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774) was a French king, who ruled from 1715 until his death. He is the great-grandson of Louis XIV whom he succeeded at age of five. He was called "The Beloved" (French: le Bien-Aimé).

  10. Louis XV was born on February 15, 1710, at the Palace of Versailles, to Louis Bourbon, Duke of Burgundy and Marie Adelaide of Savoy. At birth, he was created Duke of Anjou and succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV after his death in 1715. Louis became king at the age of 5.

  11. Marie Adélaïde of Savoy - Wikipedia

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    She was the mother of the future King Louis XV of France. Styled as Duchess of Burgundy after her marriage, she became Dauphine of France upon the death of her father-in-law, Le Grand Dauphin , in 1711.

  12. Louis XV of France Biography - Famous People in the World

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    Louis XV was born on February 15, 1710, at the Palace of Versailles, to Louis Bourbon, Duke of Burgundy and Marie Adelaide of Savoy. At birth he was created Duke of Anjou and succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV, after his death in 1715. Louis became king at the age of 5.

  13. Louis XV, passions of a king - Palace of Versailles

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    Born in 1710 in Versailles, Louis XV was the son of the Duke of Burgundy and Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy, and Louis XIV’s great-grandson. He became heir to the throne or “Dauphin” on the death of his father in 1712 and king at the age of five in 1715 on the death of the Louis XIV.

  14. Top 10 Amazing Facts about Louis XV of France

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    Louis XV was the great-grandchild of Louis XIV and the son of Duke of Burgundy and Marie Adelaide of Savoy. He was born in the palace of Versailles and immediately titled the Duke of Anjou.

  15. Louis XV – History of Western Civilization II - Achieving the...

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    Louis XV was the third son of the Duke of Burgundy and his wife Marie Adélaïde of Savoy. At birth, Louis XV received a customary title for younger sons of the French royal family: Duke of Anjou. In April 1711, Louis Le Grand Dauphin suddenly died, making Louis XV’s father, the Duke of Burgundy, the new Dauphin.

  16. Louis, Duke of Savoy - Wikipedia

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    Ludovico I or Louis I (Italian: Lodovico; 24 February 1413 – 29 January 1465) was Duke of Savoy from 1440 until his death in 1465.

  17. Marriage of the Duke of Burgundy to Marie-Adélaïde, 1697

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    On 11 and 14 December 1697, Louis XIV held a ball in the Hall of Mirrors to celebrate the wedding of his eldest grandson, the Duke of Burgundy, to Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Savoy, Victor-Amedeus II. The groom was 15 years old and the bride was 12.

  18. Louis XV (1710-1774) - Find a Grave Memorial

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    Louis XV. King of France and Navarre. Louis XV, third son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, was born in the Palace of Versailles. He succeeded his great-grandfather King Louis XIV at the age of five.

  19. Louis XV - Wikiwand

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    Louis XV was the great-grandson of Louis XIV and the third son of the Duke of Burgundy (1682–1712), and his wife Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, who was the eldest daughter of Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy.

  20. Louis, Duke of Burgundy (1751–1761) - WikiMili

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    Louis Joseph Xavier, Duke of Burgundy (13 September 1751 – 22 March 1761), was a French prince of the House of Bourbon, and as such was second-in-line to the throne of France, ranking behind his father, the Dauphin Louis, himself the son of Louis XV and his popular Queen, Marie Leszczyńska.

  21. Louis XV - Wikiwand / articles

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    Louis XV was the great-grandson of Louis XIV and the third son of the Duke of Burgundy (1682–1712), and his wife Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, who was the eldest daughter of Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy.