In the French proverb quoted by Madame de Pompadour to Louis XV: Apres nous le deluge.

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When Madame de Pompadour became Louis XV's mistress in 1745, she drank hot chocolate to warm up her desire.

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Born a commoner, she won the affection of King Louis XV in 1745, becoming his chief mistress and gaining nobility.

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It was not by choice that the 14-year-old archduchess was sent away from Vienna to marry Louis XV's stodgy grandson.

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Parfumerie Galimard, founded in 1747 and provider to the royal court of Louis XV, enters its visitor-created scents into a database to ease the re-ordering process.

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The same is true for his Le Louis XV in Monaco.

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On September 13th 1759, France's loss of its colonial territories in North America was set in motion when British redcoats scaled cliffs protecting Quebec City and defeated troops and militia loyal to Louis XV.

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