New historical souvenir token (1Ecu): Ideal as a supplement and historical object of reference.

Or for reenactment & LARP.

Historical souvenir token: 39,7 mm : 22,2 g Bronze

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Louis XV, French Louis XV (* February 15, 1710 in Versailles; † May 10, 1774 ibid), was King of France and Navarre from 1715 to 1774. From 1710 to 1715 he was Duke of Anjou.

The people called him "the well-loved" (French le Bien-Aimé) and later "the unloved" (French le Mal-Aimé). Under his rule, the centuries-old conflict between France and Austria was settled and the new alliance was sealed by the marriage of Marie-Antoinette, the daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, with his grandson, the later Louis XVI. His relationship with his mistress Marquise de Pompadour is well known. The Louis-quinze style period is named after him.Louis was born on February 15, 1710 as the third son of Louis of Burgundy and his wife Maria Adelaide of Savoy. He was the grandson of the Dauphin Louis of France and the great-grandson of King Louis XIV, who lived until 1715. His grandfather Louis died in 1711, so his father Louis became heir to the throne. The following year, however, both parents and the only surviving older brother, Louis of Brittany, fell ill with measles and died shortly after one another. Louis survived the disease. With the death of his father and brother, he became the heir to his great-grandfather's throne.

Louis' most important reference person during his childhood was his governess, the Duchess of Ventadour, who was appointed in 1710 and became his surrogate mother. Madame de Ventadour was a friend of the Marquise of Maintenon, the last mistress and secret morganatic wife of Louis XIV, on whose advice the young Louis was given a relatively liberal upbringing. Louis learned to write at an early age and was particularly interested in geography. At the beginning of 1715, his great-grandfather allowed him to take part in the first ceremonial events of the court.

Time of the regencyLudwig, only five years old, receives the homage after his proclamation as king.

Louis XIV died on September 1, 1715 in Versailles. The political regency for the underage Louis XV was ended by the death of his grandfather. According to the old king's will, the reign went to his nephew, Duke Philip II of Orléans. However, Louis XIV had only made Philip the chairman of a regency council and assigned personal guardianship to his illegitimate son Louis Auguste de Bourbon, the regent's brother-in-law. He was also to command the bodyguard and head the child king's court. However, Philip of Orléans quickly secured the unrestricted regency by having the Parlement de Paris grant him sole selection of the members of the regency council and sole command of the armed forces on 2 September. In return, he lifted the restrictions on the parliament's right of remonstrance that had been imposed by Louis XIV in 1667 and 1673.

From December 1715, the king resided in the Tuileries in Paris; it was not until June 1722 that the king's residence was moved back to Versailles. When Louis reached the age of seven in February 1717, he was traditionally placed in the care of a governor. In accordance with the will of Louis XIV, the Duke of Villeroy was appointed governor. The king's preceptor was Fleury, the former bishop of Fréjus. However, Louis continued to maintain contact with the Duchess of Ventadour. The Duke of Villeroy, who was primarily responsible for introducing the king to the ceremonial affairs of the royal rule, never developed a close relationship with him and was exiled in 1722 after a conflict with the regent. Fleury supervised the king's further education. Louis learned Latin and Italian and received extensive instruction in religious matters. The king developed a particular interest in the natural sciences, especially anatomy, surgery, astronomy and geography. Fleury managed to build an intensive personal relationship with the king, on which his later political rise was based.

The period of the reign of the Duke of Orléans and the flourishing art style during this period are also known as the Régence. In December 1715, the posts of ministers and secretaries of state were replaced by councils made up of several people. In contrast to the reign of Louis XIV, court and high nobility and members of the clergy were again appointed to higher government positions. This is seen as a "concession by the regent to the demands of the high nobility that became apparent after the death of the 'Sun King'".[1] Policy was determined by the regent alone. He relied on his advisors, among whom was the cardinal.