Louis XV., women of court of, 1 _et seq._; daughters of, 2, 112, 113, 245 _et seq._; his character and career reviewed, 4–10; his mistresses, 6, 7; his melancholy, 8, 158; his death, 10; beginning of his reign, 14; affianced to Infanta Marie Anne Victoire, 14, 15; established at Versailles, 15; coronation of, 15; his health delicate, 18; his marriage to Infanta Marie Anne Victoire broken off, 20, 21; his beauty, 25; marries Marie Leczinska, 26; meets Marie Leczinska, 27; his early married life exemplary, 30, 39, 40; his affection for Fleury, Bishop of Fréjus, 32; recalls Fleury, 34; expels Duke of Bourbon, 34, 35; his growing indifference towards Marie Leczinska, 42; influences about him, 43–45; makes a favorite of Madame de Mailly, 47, 48; changes his apartments, 48; his trifling life, 49, 52; becomes tired of Madame de Mailly, 53, 59; makes a favorite of Pauline Félicité, 54; his remorse, 54, 55; his dismay at death of Countess de Vintimille, 58; makes a favorite of Madame de la Tournelle, 62 _et seq._; his severity towards Madame de Mailly, 61; dismisses Madame de Mailly from court, 65; his economy, 69; makes Madame de la Tournelle Duchess of Châteauroux, 69, 70; isolates himself at court, 71; hesitates to join his troops, 72–74; at the head of his troops, 74; misses Madame de Châteauroux, 76; receives Madame de Châteauroux at Lille, 77; goes to Metz, 78; falls ill, 79; is compelled to dismiss Madame de Châteauroux, 79; receives extreme unction, 80; grief of France at illness of, 81; his reconciliation with the Queen, 81; repentant only when sick, 83, 180, 181; returns to Paris, 88; visits Madame de Châteauroux, 88, 89; his neglect of Madame de Châteauroux during her last illness, 90; his emotions transitory, 92; his personal attractions, 97; his religious feelings, 98; his ennui, 92, 99, 100, 133; his monarchical faith, 101; how he differs from Louis XIV., 101, 102; among his troops, 102; not as indolent as accused of being, 103; his sensuality, 103, 104; his distrust and timidity, 104; his dissimulation, 105, 205; his indecision, 105; D’Argenson’s portrait of, 105, 106; neglects the Queen, 107; receives Marie Thérèse Antoinette Raphaelle at Étampes, 110; his meeting with Madame d’Étioles at the Hôtel de Ville ball, 120; installs Madame d’Étioles at Versailles, 121; joins the army, 122; confers title of Marquise de Pompadour on Madame d’Étioles, 124; returns to Versailles, 125; relinquishes his military activity, 129, 130; his policy in the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 130;