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'''Louis XV''' (1710-1774), King of [[France]] (1715-1774), was the dominant political figure during the [[Ancien Régime]]. His failures in multiple wars and his bad financial policies damaged the power of France, weakened the treasury, discredited the monarchy, and led to the [[French Revolution]] which broke out 15 years after his death.
|image=LouisXV-1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Louis XV, King of France
|name=Louis XV
|birth_date=February 15, 1710
|birth_place=Palace of Versailles
|death_date=May 10, 1774 (aged 64)
|death_place=Palace of Versailles
|spouse=Marie Leszczyńska
}}
'''Louis XV''' (February 15th, 1710 - May 10th, 1774), King of [[France]] (1715-1774), was the dominant political figure during the [[Ancien Régime]]. His failures in multiple wars and his bad financial policies damaged the power of France, weakened the treasury, discredited the monarchy, and led to the [[French Revolution]] which broke out 15 years after his death.
==Life==
==Life==
He was the great-grandson of [[Louis XIV]] and the son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy, and was born at Versailles on Feb. 15, 1710. He succeeded Louis XIV to the throne at the age of five and during his minority the regency was held by [[Philip II]], Duke of Orléans until his death in 1723. The king was declared of age in 1723 and married Maria Leszczygska, daughter of Stanislas I, King of Poland.
He was the great-grandson of [[Louis XIV]] and the son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy, and was born at Versailles on Feb. 15, 1710. He succeeded Louis XIV to the throne at the age of five and during his minority the regency was held by [[Philip II]], Duke of Orléans until his death in 1723. The king was declared of age in 1723 and married Maria Leszczygska, daughter of Stanislas I, King of Poland.