Reign of Louis XV

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:country gptkb:Kingdom_of_France
gptkbp:currency gptkb:livre_tournois
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Bourbon
gptkbp:endDate 1774
gptkbp:governmentType absolute monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reign of Louis XV
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Louis_XV
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:War_of_the_Austrian_Succession
gptkb:War_of_Jenkins'_Ear
gptkb:Seven_Years'_War
gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_(1763)
gptkb:War_of_the_Polish_Succession
gptkb:Treaty_of_Aix-la-Chapelle_(1748)
gptkb:Treaty_of_Vienna_(1738)
gptkbp:notableColonyLost gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:New_France
India (French possessions)
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:War_of_the_Austrian_Succession
gptkb:Seven_Years'_War
gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_(1763)
gptkb:Mississippi_Bubble
gptkb:Diplomatic_Revolution
Suppression of the Jesuits in France
Parlement crisis
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Rococo_art
Enlightenment ideas
rise of salons
development of French literature
expansion of Versailles
growth of encyclopedism
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Madame_du_Barry
gptkb:Madame_de_Pompadour
gptkb:Cardinal_Fleury
gptkb:Duc_d'Orléans
gptkb:Duc_de_Choiseul
gptkbp:notableReform judicial reforms
military reforms
tax reforms
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:populationEstimate about 25 million (mid-18th century)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Reign_of_Louis_XIV
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:startDate 1715
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Reign_of_Louis_XVI
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Reign_of_Louis_XIV
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7