Louis XV

King of France and of Navarre from 1715 to 1774 (1710–1774)

The Panthéon (, ) is a monument in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It stands in the Latin Quarter (Quartier Latin), on the , in the centre of the , which was named after it. The edifice was built between 1758 and 1790, from designs by , at the behest of King Louis XV; the king intended it as a church dedicated to Saint Genevieve, Paris's patron saint, whose relics were to be housed in the church. Neither Soufflot nor Louis XV lived to see the church completed.

peace treaty

Roman Catholic church in the 8th arrondissement of Paris

man-eating animal(s) which terrorised Gévaudan (modern-day Lozère) in France in 1764–1767

battle in 1745

French domestic servant and attempted assassin

series of 3 alliances (1773, 1743, 1761) between the Bourbon kings of France and Spain

act of cession of Louisiana by France to Spain, signed in 1762

phraseme

architectural and decorative style

battle of the War of the Austrian Succession fought on 2 July 1747

The Régence (, Regency) was the period in French history between 1715 and 1723 when King Louis XV was considered a minor and the country was instead governed by Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (a nephew and son-in-law of Louis XIV of France) as prince regent. This was not the only regency in French history, but the name is nevertheless associated with this period.

castle in Compiègne, France

election of Pope Clement XII

papal conclave

election of Pope Innocent XIII

election

Public association of faithful of the Catholic Church, canonically established in the Basilica of Our Lady and St. Anthony of Mafra, Portugal.

ornamented royal cylinder desk

Collectively, the secret channels of diplomacy used by King Louis XV

Crown of Louis XV, king of France

dispute over the Falkland Islands between Great Britain and Spain

street in Paris, France

treaty enlarging War of Austrian Succession

thumb|Women being led into the Parc-aux-Cerfs in a 19th-century engraving.

building in Yvelines, France 1663–1800

French banker

French military school

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