'Sugar is life': Behind the scenes at Paris' oldest patisserie
Founded over 300 years ago by Nicolas Stohrer, former pastry chef to Louis XV, the patisserie remains a celebrated institution on..
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Louis XV
King of France from 1715 to 1774
Louis XV, known as Louis the Beloved, was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached maturity in 1723, the kingdom was ruled by his grand-uncle Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, as Regent of France. Cardinal Fleury was chief minister from 1726 until his death in 1743, at which time the king took sole control of the kingdom.
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