Legacy Error Corrected
Removed as Louis XIV was dead before the 1770 marriage of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
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1715 in France
Explore 12 historical events and records for France in 1715.
Historical records for France in 1715
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May
August
Succession
The contents of Louis XIV's will are revealed to Orleans
September
Death of Louis XIV
Dies age 76 at St Saint-Saint-Germain-en-Laye after reigning for 72 years
Death of Louis XIV
Dies at Versailles after a reign of seventy-two years.
Succession
Succeeds as King of France, the grandson of Louis XIV. Comes to the throne age 5 under the regency of the Duke of Orleans
Succession
Succeeds Louis XIV as a five-year-old king.
Regency
Takes power as regent after Louis XIV's death.
Succession
Succeeds as Regent of France
Constitution of France
The right of remonstrance is restored to the parlement of Paris
October
Death of Nicolas Malebranche
Nicolas Malebranche dies in Paris, aged seventy-seven.
December
Trade Treaty at Paris
France & Spain agree a commercial Treaty
Other events (month unknown)
Trade Treaty at Paris
France & Spain agree a commercial Treaty. Refuses to conclude a Treaty with Britain, Britain assumes he has Jacobite sympathies
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