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from the Antique Jewelry University

Louis XV was the King of France between 1715 and 1774. He was the great-grandson of his predecessor Louis XIV. The absolute reign of the French monarchs ended during his lifetime and he was subject in many anti-monarchial pamphlets, named libelles. His name is directly linked to the French rococo baroque style.