French Regency (1715–1723)

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The French Regency (1715–1723) was the period of governance in France when Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, ruled as regent for the young Louis XV, marked by political intrigue, financial experimentation, and a vibrant aristocratic culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
regency ⓘ
associatedArchitecture Regency style ⓘ
associatedArtStyle Rococo ⓘ
capital Paris ⓘ
chronologicalPosition early 18th century ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
culturalCharacteristic development of early Rococo style ⓘ
flourishing of aristocratic salon culture ⓘ
rise of libertine literature and manners ⓘ
domesticPolicy partial reversal of Louis XIV’s centralization ⓘ
restoration of some powers to the parlements ⓘ
economicConsequence financial crash of 1720 ⓘ
speculative financial boom ⓘ
economicPolicy conversion of state debt into shares ⓘ
creation of Banque Générale ⓘ
creation of Compagnie d’Occident (Mississippi Company) ⓘ
endDate 1723 ⓘ
foreignPolicy Quadruple Alliance of 1718 ⓘ
linked to: Quadruple Alliance

Triple Alliance of 1717 ⓘ
War of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ
foreignPolicyGoal containment of Spain under Philip V ⓘ
governmentForm absolute monarchy ⓘ
legalContext minority of Louis XV ⓘ
location France ⓘ
monarch Louis XV of France ⓘ
notableCulturalFigure Philippe d’Orléans as patron of the arts ⓘ
Voltaire ⓘ
notableEvent Mississippi Bubble ⓘ
implementation of John Law’s financial system ⓘ
notablePoliticalFeature polysynody system of councils ⓘ
strong influence of high nobility in government ⓘ
notablePoliticalFigure Cardinal Dubois ⓘ
John Law ⓘ
Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon ⓘ
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
predecessor reign of Louis XIV of France ⓘ
reasonForRegency Louis XV was a child at accession ⓘ
linked to: Louis XV of France
regent Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
regentDynasty House of Orléans ⓘ
regentTitle Duke of Orléans ⓘ
relatedTo Ancien Régime in France ⓘ
linked to: Ancien Régime

House of Bourbon ⓘ
religiousPolicy continuation of Catholicism as state religion ⓘ
relative relaxation of persecution of Jansenists ⓘ
socialCharacteristic increased influence of financiers and speculators ⓘ
prominence of Parisian high society ⓘ
startDate 1715 ⓘ
successor personal rule of Louis XV of France ⓘ

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Françoise Marie de Bourbon → livedDuring → French Regency (1715–1723) ⓘ
System of Polysynody → implementedDuring → Regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
linked to: French Regency (1715–1723)
Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Count of Toulouse → court → Regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
subject linked to: Louis Alexandre
linked to: French Regency (1715–1723)
Council of Regency → partOf → Regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
linked to: French Regency (1715–1723)
Council of Regency → appliesToPeriod → Regency of Louis XV ⓘ
linked to: French Regency (1715–1723)
Council of Marine → historicalContext → regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
linked to: French Regency (1715–1723)
Council of Foreign Affairs → historicalPeriod → Regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
linked to: French Regency (1715–1723)
Council of the Interior → partOf → regency government of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
linked to: French Regency (1715–1723)
Council of the Interior → historicalPeriod → Regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
linked to: French Regency (1715–1723)
John Law → employer → Regency government of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
linked to: French Regency (1715–1723)
John Law → era → Regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
linked to: French Regency (1715–1723)
Cardinal Dubois → roleDuring → Regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
linked to: French Regency (1715–1723)
Marie Louise Élisabeth of Orléans, Duchess of Berry → era → Regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
linked to: French Regency (1715–1723)
Anne-Louise-Bénédicte de Bourbon-Condé, Duchess of Maine → era → French Regency period ⓘ
linked to: French Regency (1715–1723)
Abbé Dubois (Que la fête commence) → historicalContext → Regency period in France ⓘ
subject linked to: Abbé Dubois
linked to: French Regency (1715–1723)
Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans → era → Regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
linked to: French Regency (1715–1723)