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The first prince of the blood royal, Philip, Duke of Orleans, the late king's nephew, became sole regent  a man of good ability, but of easy, indolent nature; and who, in the enforced idleness of his life, had become dissipated and vicious beyond all imagination or description. THE FIRST PRINCE OF THE BLOOD ROYAL PHILIP DUKE OF ORLEANS THE LATE KING'S NEPHEW BECAME SOLE REGENT A MAN OF GOOD ABILITY BUT OF EASY INDOLENT NATURE AND WHO IN THE ENFORCED IDLENESS OF HIS LIFE HAD BECOME DISSIPATED AND VICIOUS BEYOND ALL IMAGINATION OR DESCRIPTION
 promise of excellence, who, with his wife died of malignant measles, probably from ignorant medical treatment, since their infant, whose illness was concealed by his nurses, was the only one of the family who survived. The old king, in spite of sorrow and reverse, toiled with indomitable energy to the end of his reign, the longest on record, having lasted seventy-two years, when he died in 1715. He had raised the French crown to its greatest splendour, but had sacrificed the country to himself and his false notions of greatness. 12. The Regency.--The crown now descended to _Louis XV._, a weakly child of four years old. His great-grandfather had tried to provide for his good by leaving the chief seat in the council of regency to his own illegitimate son, the Duke of Maine, the most honest and conscientious man then in the family, but, though clever, unwise and very unpopular. His birth caused the appointment to be viewed as an outrage by the nobility, and the king's will was set aside. F MUCH PROMISE OF EXCELLENCE WHO WITH HIS WIFE DIED OF MALIGNANT MEASLES PROBABLY FROM IGNORANT MEDICAL TREATMENT SINCE THEIR INFANT WHOSE ILLNESS WAS CONCEALED BY HIS NURSES WAS THE ONLY ONE OF THE FAMILY WHO SURVIVED THE OLD KING IN SPITE OF SORROW AND REVERSE TOILED WITH INDOMITABLE ENERGY TO THE END OF HIS REIGN THE LONGEST ON RECORD HAVING LASTED SEVENTY TWO YEARS WHEN HE DIED IN SEVENTEEN FIFTEEN HE HAD RAISED THE FRENCH CROWN TO ITS GREATEST SPLENDOR BUT HAD SACRIFICED THE COUNTRY TO HIMSELF AND HIS FALSE NOTIONS OF GREATNESS TWELVE THE REGENCY THE CROWN NOW DESCENDED TO LOUIS THE FIFTEENTH A WEEKLY CHILD OF FOUR YEARS OLD HIS GREAT GRANDFATHER HAD TRIED TO PROVIDE FOR HIS GOOD BY LEAVING THE CHIEF SEAT IN THE COUNCIL OF REGENCY TO HIS OWN ILLEGITIMATE SON THE DUKE OF MEN THE MOST HONEST AND CONSCIENTIOUS MAN THEN IN THE FAMILY BUT THOUGH CLEVER UNWISE AND VERY UNPOPULAR HIS BIRTH CAUSED THE APPOINTMENT TO BE VIEWED AS AN OUTRAGE BY THE NOBILITY AND THE KING'S WILL WAS SET ASIDE
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