Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Louis XV Biography and Timeline

Follow Louis XV through 2 dated historical records for France.

Louis XV, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1715–1744Years on this page

1715

Succession

King · Versailles · House / House of Bourbon

Succeeds Louis XIV as a five-year-old king.

Role range: 1715-1774

1744

Flanders Campaign

King · Ypres · Warfare / War of Austrian Succession

French forces campaign through Flanders around Ypres.

Role range: 1740-1748 – 1715-1774

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.