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Louis XV
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Louis XV 1710-1774.
King of France (1715-1774) who led France into the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) and the Seven Years' War (1756-1763).
Louis XV
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(Biographies / Louis XV (1710-1774) M, French, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1710-74, king of France (1715-74); great-grandson of Louis XIV. He engaged France in a series of wars, esp the disastrous Seven Years' War (1756-63), which undermined the solvency and authority of the crown
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Noun1.Louis XV - grandson of Louis XIV and king of France from 1715 to 1774 who led France into the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War (1710-1774)Louis XV - grandson of Louis XIV and king of France from 1715 to 1774 who led France into the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War (1710-1774)
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Byline: PATRICK MULCHRONE DIVERS are to explore a wreck in the hope it is a ship laden with gold sent by King Louis XV of France to rescue Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1746.
Wreck may hold King's pile of gold; DISCOVERY by The Mirror (London, England)
This suggests it may have been carried on one of several privateer vessels sent by Louis XV of France to supply or rescue Bonnie Prince Charlie, possibly as proof that the crew were genuine and not English government agents.
We know it's out there ... we just need to get at sunken treasure; ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
In the 18th century, King Louis XV of France sidelined gold by declaring that platinum was the only metal fit for a king because of its rarity.
its's a fact by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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