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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Parlementary crises of the 1750s–1770s ⓘ
Seven Years’ War diplomacy ⓘ
financial strains of the French monarchy ⓘ
country Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
monarch Louis XV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFigure Cardinal de Fleury NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duke of Choiseul NERFINISHED ⓘ
Madame de Pompadour NERFINISHED ⓘ
Madame du Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marie Leszczyńska NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
secondarySeat Palace of Fontainebleau NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tuileries Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialRole model for other European courts ⓘ
social center of French high nobility ⓘ
startTime 1715 ⓘ
stylePeriod Louis XV style NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rococo ⓘ

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Prince of Soubise → court → Court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise
musical DuBarry Was a Lady → setting → Court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
subject surface form: DuBarry Was a Lady
this entity surface form: court of Louis XV
Alexandrine-Jeanne Lenormant d’Étiolles → associatedWith → Court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: court of Louis XV of France
Madame Clotilde of France → court → Court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
Château de Bellevue → associatedWith → Court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: French court of Louis XV
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 of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Court of Louis XV
Henriette of France → associatedWith → Court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Court of Louis XV
Adélaïde of France → court → Court of Louis XV of France ⓘ
Louise Diane d'Orléans → court → Court of Louis XV of France ⓘ