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Foreign News
September 15, 1774
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
Extract from a letter in Calais on May 20 discusses how Louis XV's death will alter European affairs, particularly affecting England, as the new king reportedly invites the Pretender to Versailles to provoke London, likely leading to war.
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Full Text
Extract of a Letter from Calais, May 20.
"By what I can learn, the Death of Louis XV. will give a strange Turn to the Affairs of Europe; but no Nation is likely to be affected by it so much as England. The good old King, I really believe, entertained much Friendship for the English, and made it his principal Study to avoid a War with them. The young one, I am afraid, means to pursue different Conduct. I am credibly informed, and I have no Reason to doubt the Information, that he has just sent a very pressing Invitation to the Pretender to visit Versailles, on Purpose to provoke the Court of London to question him about it; which I suppose will be the Case, and then a War follows in Course. This, I think, and so do most People here, is a poor Earnest of his Regard to his already distressed Country."
"By what I can learn, the Death of Louis XV. will give a strange Turn to the Affairs of Europe; but no Nation is likely to be affected by it so much as England. The good old King, I really believe, entertained much Friendship for the English, and made it his principal Study to avoid a War with them. The young one, I am afraid, means to pursue different Conduct. I am credibly informed, and I have no Reason to doubt the Information, that he has just sent a very pressing Invitation to the Pretender to visit Versailles, on Purpose to provoke the Court of London to question him about it; which I suppose will be the Case, and then a War follows in Course. This, I think, and so do most People here, is a poor Earnest of his Regard to his already distressed Country."
What sub-type of article is it?
Royal Event
Political
Diplomatic
What keywords are associated?
Louis Xv Death
French Succession
Pretender Invitation
France England Tensions
Versaille Provocation
What entities or persons were involved?
Louis Xv
The Young One
The Pretender
Where did it happen?
France
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
France
Event Date
May 20
Key Persons
Louis Xv
The Young One
The Pretender
Outcome
potential war with england
Event Details
The death of Louis XV is expected to change European affairs significantly, especially for England, as the new king, unlike his predecessor, may pursue a hostile policy by inviting the Pretender to Versailles to provoke the Court of London into war.