Louis XV: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
G.P. Gooch, Louis XV: The Monarchy in Decline (1956, reprinted 1976); I.D.B. Pilkington, The Kingâs Pleasure: The Story of Louis XV (1957); Olivier Bernier, Louis the Beloved (1984).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Add new Web site: Heritage History - The Minority of Louis XV. | Aug 04, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | May 06, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 11, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - The Minority of Louis XV. | Feb 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Battlefield Trust - King Louis XV. | Aug 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Louis XV (PDF). | Apr 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Louis XV. | Jan 24, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Politics: Louis XV. | Dec 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Weapons and Warfare - Louis XV (1710-1774). | May 03, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Biography of Louis XV, King of France. | Dec 30, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Oct 01, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chateau Versailles - Louis XV. | Sep 05, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chateau Versailles - Louis XV. | Sep 05, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chateau Versailles - Louis XV. | Sep 05, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chateau Versailles - Louis XV. | Sep 05, 2012 | ||
| Added photograph. | Feb 12, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Louis XV. |
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May 07, 2007 | |
| Article revised. | May 29, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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