This king's chief adviser was said to have "put [France] on a diet" and abolished the unpopular cinquantiÃ¨me tax imposed by the Duke of Bourbon.
This king's chief adviser was said to have "put [France] on a diet" and abolished the unpopular cinquantiÃ¨me tax imposed by the Duke of Bourbon. Rene de Maupeou's "triumvirate" tried to reduce the stalling power of the Parlements under this king, who married Marie Leszczynska after the death of Philippe d'Orleans. The founding of the Banque General and collapse of the Mississippi Bubble during the early reign of this king, served by Cardinal (*) Fleury, led to the fall of John Law. Those events took place during the eight-year regency of this king, who came to the throne at age five and was significantly influenced by his mistress, the Madame de Pompadour. For 10 points, name this French king whose successor was executed in the French Revolution.
This king's chief adviser was said to have "put [France] on a diet" and abolished the unpopular cinquantiÃ¨me tax imposed by the Duke of Bourbon.
Louis XV [or Louis the Well-Beloved or Louis le Bien-Aime]