Louis XV of France

Louis XV (February 15, 1710 – May 10, 1774), called the Well-Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1715 to 1774. Miraculously surviving the death of his entire family, he was loved by the French at the beginning of his reign. However, in time, his inability to reform the French monarchy and his policy of appeasement on the European stage lost him the support of his people, and he died one of the most unpopular kings of France.

Marriage and Children

• On September 4, 1725 he married Marie Leszczynska, Princess of Poland (1703-1768). They had ten children:
• Louise-Elisabeth (August 29, 1727 - December 6, 1759)
• Henriette-Anne (August 14, 1727 - February 10, 1752)
• Marie-Louise (July 28, 1728 - February 19, 1733)
• Louis, Dauphin de France (September 4, 1729 - December 20, 1765)
• Philippe (August 30, 1730 - April 17, 1733)
• Adélaïde (March 23, 1732 - February 27, 1800)
• Victoire-Louise (May 11, 1733 - June 7, 1799)
• Sophie-Philippine (July 17, 1734 - March 3, 1782)
• Thérèse-Félicité (May 16, 1736 - September 28, 1744)
• Louise-Marie (July 5, 1737 - December 23, 1787)