Court of Louis XV of France

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The Court of Louis XV of France was the opulent and politically influential royal household and social center at Versailles and Paris during the mid-18th century, known for its elaborate etiquette, patronage of the arts, and intricate webs of aristocratic intrigue.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French royal household ⓘ
royal court ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 ⓘ
Parlementary crises of the 1750s–1770s ⓘ
Seven Years’ War diplomacy ⓘ
financial strains of the French monarchy ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
courtCeremony coucher of the king ⓘ
court ballets ⓘ
fireworks and garden fêtes ⓘ
lever of the king ⓘ
public meals of the king ⓘ
royal balls ⓘ
economicImpact high expenditure on luxury goods ⓘ
patronage of Gobelins and Sèvres manufactures ⓘ
support of Parisian artisans and craftsmen ⓘ
endTime 1774 ⓘ
governedBy court etiquette ⓘ
rules of precedence ⓘ
system of court ranks ⓘ
hasPart Maison du Roi ⓘ
court theatres ⓘ
royal academies’ ceremonies ⓘ
royal apartments ⓘ
royal chapel ⓘ
royal guards ⓘ
royal household officers ⓘ
royal kitchens ⓘ
royal stables ⓘ
influenced 18th‑century interior design ⓘ
European aristocratic manners ⓘ
European court culture ⓘ
influencedBy Court of Louis XIV of France ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XIV
knownFor aristocratic intrigue ⓘ
elaborate etiquette ⓘ
influence on European fashion ⓘ
influence on decorative arts ⓘ
patronage of the arts ⓘ
rococo style culture ⓘ
sumptuous court festivals ⓘ
languageUsed French ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod 18th century ⓘ
Ancien Régime ⓘ
monarch Louis XV of France ⓘ
notableFigure Cardinal de Fleury ⓘ
Duke of Choiseul ⓘ
Madame de Pompadour ⓘ
Madame du Barry ⓘ
Marie Leszczyńska ⓘ
future Louis XVI of France ⓘ
patronOf decorative arts ⓘ
music ⓘ
opera ⓘ
painting ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
politicalRole arena of factional rivalry ⓘ
center of monarchical decision‑making ⓘ
site of ministerial appointments ⓘ
primarySeat Palace of Versailles ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
secondarySeat Palace of Fontainebleau ⓘ
Tuileries Palace ⓘ
socialRole model for other European courts ⓘ
social center of French high nobility ⓘ
startTime 1715 ⓘ
stylePeriod Louis XV style ⓘ
linked to: Louis XV period

Rococo ⓘ

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Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise → court → Court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
subject linked to: Prince of Soubise
DuBarry Was a Lady → setting → court of Louis XV ⓘ
subject linked to: musical DuBarry Was a Lady
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Alexandrine-Jeanne Lenormant d’Étiolles → associatedWith → court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Madame Clotilde of France → court → Court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
Château de Bellevue → associatedWith → French court of Louis XV ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Marie-Anne de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Blois → court → Court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
Marie Victoire de Noailles → court → Court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre → court → Court of Louis XV ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Henriette of France → associatedWith → Court of Louis XV ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Adélaïde of France → court → Court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
Louise Diane d'Orléans → court → Court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
Soubise → associatedWith → Court of Louis XV ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Charles de Rohan, Prince of Soubise → court → court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Princess Victoire of France → court → Court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
Madame Adélaïde of France → court → Court of Louis XV ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Madame Sophie of France → residence → Court of Louis XV ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Château de Menars → linkedTo → French royal court of Louis XV ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Charles-Guillaume Le Normant d’Étiolles → associatedWith → French court of Louis XV ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Marie-Josèphe de Saxe → associatedWithCourt → Court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
Jeanne Bécu → memberOf → French royal court of Louis XV ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Charles, Count of Charolais → court → court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon → court → Court of Louis XV ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Sophie de Courcillon → residence → court of Louis XV ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Sophie de Courcillon → employer → royal court of Louis XV ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Court of Louis XVI of France → follows → Court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
Ottoman embassy to Paris (1720–1721) → participant → French court of Louis XV ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Louise Anne d'Orléans → court → court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France
Yirmisekiz Mehmed Çelebi → associatedWith → French court of Louis XV ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XV of France