Palace of Versailles Queen, Marie Leszczyńska, used this salon as a music room, organizing concerts of secular and religious music each Sunday. The Chapel was the last building at Versailles to be completed during the reign of Louis XIV. It was consecrated in 1710, and was dedicated to Louis IX of France, the ancestor and patron saint of the King. Construction was begun by Hardouin-Mansart in 1699, and was completed by de Corte. Daily services, wedding ceremonies, and baptisms were held in this chapel until 1789. Like other royal chapels, it had two levels: the King and family worshipped in the Royal Gallery
Treaty of Versailles (1756) Treaty of Versailles (1756) The Treaty of Versailles, also known as the First Treaty of Versailles, was a diplomatic agreement between Austria and France. It was signed on 1 May 1756 at the Palace of Versailles. The two countries offered mutual assistance if attacked by Great Britain or Prussia, The Franco-Austrian Alliance, which lasted in some form or another for the next 30 years, was established. Within months of the agreement, France and Austria found themselves engaged in the Seven Years' War against the Anglo-Prussian Alliance, which was to last until 1763. Along with the Westminster Convention, the treaty formed