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Louis XV Trivia Quiz

Today Louis XV is probably best known as a style of furniture. This is a shame, as he is one of the most interesting Kings of France. Try my quiz and see if you agree. Have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by griffinj. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
griffinj

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
156,359

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was Louis XV's father? Hint

Louis XIV

The Duc de Bourgogne

The Grand Dauphin

The Duc d'Orleans

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Question 2 of 10

2. Louis XV's closest friend and teacher during his childhood went on to become his most important minister, and possibly the last great first minister of pre-Revolutionary France. Who was this churchman? Hint

Cardinal Mazarin

Cardinal Fleury

Cardinal Richelieu

Cardinal de Rohan

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Question 3 of 10

3. Here is an easy one. The wife of Louis XV had probably the most common first name among the Queens of France, what was it?

Answer: (One Word, first name)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Like most of his ancestors, Louis XV was simply mad over one sport, what was it? Hint

Horse Racing

Jousting

Court Tennis

Hunting

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Question 5 of 10

5. Like all French kings, Louis lived in several palaces throughout the year. Which of these is not a royal palace? Hint

Versailles

The Louvre

Compiegne

Chantilly

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Question 6 of 10

6. Louis XV was remarkably unwarlike for a King of France, but in the eighteenth century war could not be avoided. Which of these did NOT occur during the reign of Louis XV? Hint

The War of the Austrian Succession

The War of the Polish Succession

The Seven Year's War

The War of the Spanish Succession

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Question 7 of 10

7. In a time when marriages, especially royal ones, were arranged for financial and dynastic reasons, mistresses were an accepted fact of life. The official mistress to the King was a recognized and important position in France. Who was Louis XV's most famous mistress? Hint

The Marquise de Maintenon

Diane de Poitiers

The Duchesse de la Valliere

The Marquise de Pompadour

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Question 8 of 10

8. During the reign of Louis XV, France had one of its many artistic flowerings. Whom of these was NOT an artist active during his monarchy? Hint

Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin

Jean Honore Fragonard

Francois Boucher

Nicolas Poussin

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many daughters did Louis XV and his Queen have who survived childhood? Hint

Five

Six

Three

Two

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Question 10 of 10

10. When Louis XV died in 1772 he was succeeded by Louis XVI. What relation was the new king to Louis XV? Hint

His grandson

His nephew

His son

His great-grandson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was Louis XV's father?

Answer: The Duc de Bourgogne

The Duc de Bourgogne (or Burgundy in English) died, along with his wife and elder son, from a plague of measles, when the future Louis XV was only three years old. Louis XIV was the great-grandfather of Louis XV. The Grand Dauphin, the French equivalent of the Prince of Wales, was his grandfather. The Duc d'Orleans was a nephew of Louis XIV and the Regent during Louis XV's minority.

Answer: Cardinal Fleury

Cardinal Richelieu was first minister to Louis XIII. Cardinal Mazarin held the same position under the early years of Louis XIV. Cardinal de Rohan was the personal bete noir of Marie Antoinette, and one of the principals, albeit unwilling, in the Diamond Necklace Affair.

3. Here is an easy one. The wife of Louis XV had probably the most common first name among the Queens of France, what was it?

Answer: Marie

Marie Leczinska was the daughter of the exiled and penniless King of Poland, Stanislas Leczinski. She went from being an obscure princess without a country to Queen of the single richest nation in Europe, quite a jump.

4. Like most of his ancestors, Louis XV was simply mad over one sport, what was it?

Answer: Hunting

Except when he was very ill indeed, Louis went out hunting virtually every day of his life from his early teen years.

5. Like all French kings, Louis lived in several palaces throughout the year. Which of these is not a royal palace?

Answer: Chantilly

Versailles was the main seat of the monarchy from Louis XIV to the Revolution. Compiegne was especially loved by Louis XV for its great forests with their plentiful hunting. The Louvre had been the main royal palace in Paris since the twelfth century. Chantilly was the spectacular residence of Louis XV's cousin the Prince de Conde.

6. Louis XV was remarkably unwarlike for a King of France, but in the eighteenth century war could not be avoided. Which of these did NOT occur during the reign of Louis XV?

Answer: The War of the Spanish Succession

The war of the Spanish Succession was fought before Louis XV was born. It resulted in the placing of a grandson of Louis XIV (and uncle of Louis XV) on the throne of Spain as Philip V. He was thus the first Bourbon king of Spain, a house that still reigns there today.

Answer: The Marquise de Pompadour

The Marquise de Pompadour was not only the great love of Louis XV's life, but his single most important political advisor after the death of Cardinal Fleury, a post she handled with talent and discretion. Mlle. de la Valliere was an early mistress of Louis XIV, and Madame de Maintenon was the last mistress and probably the secret second wife of the same king. Diane de Poitiers was the famous mistress of King Henri II.

8. During the reign of Louis XV, France had one of its many artistic flowerings. Whom of these was NOT an artist active during his monarchy?

Answer: Nicolas Poussin

Poussin (1594-1665) was one of the great early Baroque painters, and flourished during the early and middle years of Louis XIV. Boucher (1703-1770) and later Fragonard (1732-1806) gained great favor for their delicate and sensual portrayals of mythological and pastoral subjects. Chardin (1699-1779) was known for his careful and profound genre studies of middle and working class life.

9. How many daughters did Louis XV and his Queen have who survived childhood?

Answer: Six

Louis and Marie had ten children, seven who survived past age eight (a high proportion for the times): the Dauphin or Crown Prince; Philippe, Duc d'Anjou and eight daughters, collectively known as "Mesdames de France". The "Mesdames" were: Louise-Elisabeth and Henriette, twins; Marie-Louise; Adelaide; Victoire; Sophie; Therese-Felicite and Louise-Marie. Mesdames Marie-Louise and Therese-Felicite and the Duc d'Anjou all died before they reached the age of nine.

10. When Louis XV died in 1772 he was succeeded by Louis XVI. What relation was the new king to Louis XV?

Answer: His grandson

Louis XVI was the son of Louis XV's eldest son the Dauphin, who had died in 1765.

Source: Author griffinj

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