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Count [[Carlos Scarlioni]] had several Louis XV chairs in his possession in [[1979]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') | Count [[Carlos Scarlioni]] had several Louis XV chairs in his possession in [[1979]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') There was a Louis Quinze chaise longue in [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Special Occasions: 4. Playing with Toys (short story)|Special Occasions: 4. Playing with Toys]]'') | ||
In [[Paris]], [[France]] before the [[French Revolution]], the street Place de Louis Quinze was named after him. By [[July]] [[1794]] it was renamed [[Place de la Révolution]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror (novelisation)|The Reign of Terror]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Revision as of 00:41, 5 July 2019
King Louis XV of France was the lover of Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson in her later life. Reinette got on well, as his official mistress, with the king's wife. He was dubious about the Tenth Doctor until the Doctor saved him from the Clockwork Droids in 1758. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace)
In 1747, he provided the statue Mannikin Pis with its first clothes. (PROSE: Escape Velocity)
In 1758, Louis XV expelled Voltaire from the French court. (AUDIO: Masquerade)
When the Tenth Doctor arrived in France in 1764, it was in time to see Reinette's hearse leaving Versailles for her grave. The King gave the Doctor a letter from his mistress. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace)
References
Count Carlos Scarlioni had several Louis XV chairs in his possession in 1979. (TV: City of Death) There was a Louis Quinze chaise longue in the Doctor's TARDIS. (PROSE: Special Occasions: 4. Playing with Toys)
In Paris, France before the French Revolution, the street Place de Louis Quinze was named after him. By July 1794 it was renamed Place de la Révolution. (PROSE: The Reign of Terror)
Behind the scenes
"Louis Quinze" or "Louis XV style" is the name of a rococo luxury furniture style named in honour of Louis.
