Régence
period in French history between 1715 and 1723 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Régence (French pronunciation: [ʁeʒɑ̃s], Regency) refers to a time between 1715 and 1723, when King Louis XV was a minor and France was governed by Philippe d'Orléans, a nephew of Louis XIV o France, as Regent of the Kingdom. In French the period is also called le Régence de Philippe'Orléans.
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La Régence | |
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Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans | |
In office 1 September 1715 – 15 February 1723 | |
Monarch | Louis XV of France |
Prime Minister | Guillaume Dubois (in 1723) |
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Contemporary European rulers included Philip V of Spain, John V of Portugal, George I of Great Britain, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (faither o Empress Maria Theresa) and Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, the maternal grandfather of King Louis XV.