Louis XV Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Louis XV, based on 2 World History Database records associated with France.

2 records1715–17442 events2 places

Chronological biography

1715

Succession1 September 1715

House / House of Bourbon · King · Versailles

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

1744

Flanders Campaign1744

Warfare / War of Austrian Succession · King · Ypres

French forces campaign through Flanders around Ypres.

Titles and roles

King

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.