Louis XV of France

Louis XV made Jeanne Antoinette Poisson his official mistress, granting her the title Marquise de Pompadour. She became a powerful patron of the arts and influenced court appointments and foreign policy until her death in 1764.

Louis XV's France signed the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ending the War of the Austrian Succession. France gained little despite military successes, and the treaty was widely seen as a diplomatic failure, contributing to Louis XV's declining popularity.

The Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War, ceding New France (Canada) and most French territories in India to Britain. This marked the end of the first French colonial empire and a major defeat for Louis XV's reign.

Louis XV's chancellor, Ren