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He had no sense of duty to his people; and whereas his great grandfather had sought display and so called glory, he cared solely for pleasure, and that of the grossest and most sensual order, so that his court was a hotbed of shameless vice. HE HAD NO SENSE OF DUTY TO HIS PEOPLE AND WHEREAS HIS GREAT GRANDFATHER HAD SOUGHT DISPLAY AND SO CALLED GLORY HE CARED SOLELY FOR PLEASURE AND THAT OF THE GROSSEST AND MOST CENTRAL ORDER SO THAT HIS COURT WAS A HOT BED OF SHAMELESS VICE
to the exclusion of the daughters of his elder brother, Joseph. When Charles VI. died, however, in 1740, a great European war began on this matter. Frederick II. of Prussia would neither allow Maria Theresa's claim to the hereditary states, nor join in electing her husband to the Empire; and France took part against her, sending Marshal Belleisle to support the Elector of Bavaria, who had been chosen Emperor. George II. of England held with Maria Theresa, and gained a victory over the French at Dettingen, in 1744. Louis XV. then joined his army, and the battle of Fontenoy, in 1745, was one of the rare victories of France over England. Another victory followed at Laufeldt, but elsewhere France had had heavy losses, and in 1748, after the death of Charles VII., peace was made at Aix-la-Chapelle. 14. The Seven Years' War.--Louis, dull and selfish by nature, had been absolutely led into vice by his courtiers, especially the Duke of Bourbon, who feared his becoming active in public affairs. EN CHARLES THE SIXTH DIED HOWEVER IN SEVENTEEN FORTY A GREAT EUROPEAN WAR BEGAN ON THIS MATTER FREDERICK THE SECOND OF PRUSSIA WOULD NEITHER ALLOW MARIA THERESA'S CLAIM TO THE HEREDITARY STATES NOR JOIN IN ELECTING HER HUSBAND TO THE EMPIRE AND FRANCE TOOK PART AGAINST HER SENDING MARSHALL BILLE TO SUPPORT THE ELECTOR OF BAVARIA WHO HAD BEEN CHOSEN EMPEROR GEORGE THE SECOND OF ENGLAND HELD WITH MARIA THERESA AND GAINED A VICTORY OVER THE FRENCH AT DETTINGEN IN SEVENTEEN FORTY FOUR LOUIS THE FIFTEENTH THEN JOINED HIS ARMY AND THE BATTLE OF FONTENOY IN SEVENTEEN FORTY FIVE WAS ONE OF THE RARE VICTORIES OF FRANCE OVER ENGLAND ANOTHER VICTORY FOLLOWED AT LOUFELT BUT ELSEWHERE FRANCE HAD HAD HEAVY LOSSES AND IN SEVENTEEN FORTY EIGHT AFTER THE DEATH OF CHARLES THE SEVENTH PEACE WAS MADE AT EH LA CHAPEL FOURTEEN THE SEVEN YEARS WAR LOUIS DULL AND SELFISH BY NATURE HAD BEEN ABSOLUTELY LED INTO VICE BY HIS COURTIERS ESPECIALLY THE DUKE OF BOURBON WHO FEARED HIS BECOMING ACTIVE IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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