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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.
==Palace politics==
==Palace politics==
[[File:De la Tour portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour 1748 - 1755.jpg|thumb|De la Tour, Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour.]]
His first ministry was headed by Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, who was displaced by the king's tutor, Cardinal André de Fleury, in 1725, and on the latter's death in 1743, Louis assumed personal control of the government.
His first ministry was headed by Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, who was displaced by the king's tutor, Cardinal André de Fleury, in 1725, and on the latter's death in 1743, Louis assumed personal control of the government.