Which king's reign saw the birth of de Maistre?
Louis XV
Louis XIV
Louis XVI
Napoleon
Answer
Joseph de Maistre was born during the reign of King Louis XV of France. He was the great-grandson of the Duke of Savoy, and his family had a long history of service to the French crown. Louis XV's reign was a time of great change and upheaval in France, and de Maistre's early years were geprägt by the events of the French Revolution.
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