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In 1756 another war broke out, in consequence of the hatreds left between Prussia and Austria by the former struggle. IN SEVENTEEN FIFTY SIX ANOTHER WAR BROKE OUT IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE HATREDS LEFT BETWEEN PRUSSIA AND AUSTRIA BY THE FORMER STRUGGLE
ith 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. 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. All that could be wrung from the impoverished country was lavished on the overgrown establishments of every member of the royal family, in pensions to nobles, and in shameful amusements of the king. VER 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 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 ALL THAT COULD BE WRUNG FROM THE IMPOVERISHED COUNTRY WAS LAVISHED ON THE OVERGROWN ESTABLISHMENTS OF EVERY MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY IN PENSIONS TO NOBLES AND IN SHAMEFUL AMUSEMENTS OF THE KING
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