Louis XV of France
- Also Known As: Louis the Beloved
Kingdom of France
Louis XV (15 February 1710 - 10 May 1774) of the House of Bourbon ruled as King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. - AsNotedIn
Louis XV (15 February 1710 - 10 May 1774) of the House of Bourbon ruled as King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1710/02/15 | Louis XV is born in the Palace of Versailles. | Born | Chateau de Versailles | Palace and Park of Versailles | |||
| 1738/00/00 | In order to compete with the manufactures at Chantilly and Meissen, the Manufacture de Vincennes is established with the support of Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour in the abandoned chateau Vincennes. | Supporter | Chateau de Vincennes | Paris | |||
| 1757/00/00 | Construction begins on the Church of Sainte-Genevieve. | Patron | Pantheon, Paris | Paris | |||
| 1764/01/01 | At the end of the meal Louis XV asks to hear Wolfgang play the organ. A time is set for the following day, but the king heads directly to the Royal Chapel, and everyone follows after him. | Host | Chateau de Versailles | Palace and Park of Versailles | Mozart, Mozart and Mozart European Tour, 1763 | ||
| 1768/00/00 | Designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, Louis XV has Petit Trianon built for his mistress, Madame de Pompadour between 1762 and 1768. She died before its completion. | Owner | Petit Trianon | Palace and Park of Versailles | |||
| 1770/00/00 | The Trianon gardens raise ten varieties of strawberry for the French Court. Growing thousands of plants and, due to a glasshouse heating process invented in Germany, they are serve year around. | Life | Palace and Park of Versailles | Versailles, FR | Strawberry | ||
| 1773/04/29 | Louis XV signs the edict authorizing the construction of a Royal Saltworks. It will be the first major achievement of industrial architecture, reflecting the ideal of progress of the Enlightenment. | Owner | The Royal Salt Works | Arc-et-Senans |
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