👑 If this Bourbon king hadn't received the number 15, he may have been forgotten in the meanders of time. Luckily for him, he reigned just between the Sun King (14) and the beheaded one (16). Nevertheless, Louis the 15th wasn't as uninteresting as it seems. He was no public relations master, sure, but quite an effective king who deserves more credit for his promotion of the arts and sciences in the Age of Enlightenment. Director Maïwenn depicts him (played by Johnny Depp) in her latest feature film JEANNE DU BARRY which will be premiering at Cannes this year. Join this week's conversation on https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com Related episodes: Bougainville (https://youtu.be/qPKkvuu8NRk), De 1776 à 1789 (https://youtu.be/Bays2-Q-Ugw), la Révolution française (https://youtu.be/Ctzqdmvt0Ls) 🔗 (fr) "Louis XV, le roi méconnu": https://www.histoire-et-civilisations.com/thematiques/epoque-moderne/louis-xv-le-roi-meconnu-69204.php 🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider: - supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup - subscribe and share 🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frenchconversationgroup/support