Events - Events 1715LouisXIVdies;LouisXVtakesFrenchthrone 1748MontesquieupublishesTheSpiritofLaws 1751DiderotpublishesfirstvolumeofEncyclopdie 1759Voltai

Events1715 Louis XIV dies; Louis XV takes French throne 1748 Montesquieu publishes The Spirit of Laws1751 Diderot publishes first volume of Encyclopédie1759 Voltaire publishes CandideKey PeopleLouis XIV - “Sun King” whose late-1600s extravagance prompted disgruntled French elites to congregate in salons and exchange ideas Louis XV - Successor to Louis XIV; ineffective ruler who allowed France to slide into bankruptcy; ineptness greatly undermined authority of French monarchy

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