New Canadian Encyclopedia article: King Louis XV

Carolyn Harris
Jan 11
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My first Canadian Encyclopedia article of 2025 is about King Louis XV of France and the fall of New France to Great Britain in the Seven Years' War. Louis XV was the last French king to reign over New France, ceding French Canada to Great Britain with the Treaty of Paris in 1763.

Click here to read my article about King Louis XV in the Canadian Encyclopedia

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