Régence
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The Régence was the period in French history between 1715 and 1723 when King Louis XV was considered a minor and the country was instead governed by Philippe II, Duke of Orléans as prince regent. This
Philippe with Marie-Madeleine de Parabère as Athena; Jean-Baptiste Santerre, 1716
Portrait of Cardinal Dubois by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1723. Dubois was Chief Minister during the Régence.
Louis XV in 1723; Rigaud
Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon
Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans
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Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans was the second daughter of Philippe d'Orléans and Françoise Marie de Bourbon, a legitimised daughter of Louis XIV and his mistress, Madame de Montespan. She was an Abbess of
Portrait by Jean-Baptiste Santerre, 1725
Portrait of Louise Adélaïde by Pierre Gobert
Louise Adélaïde as Sister Saint Bathilde by Pierre Gobert