"I'm Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774) I'm known as Louis the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé) I was King of France from 1 September 1715 until my death in 1774. I succeeded my great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until I've reached maturity (then defined as his 13th birthday) in 1723, the kingdom was ruled by my grand-uncle Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, as Regent of France. Cardinal Fleury was chief minister from 1726 until my death in 1743, at which time the king took sole control of the kingdom."