Excerpt from Memoirs of the Kings of Spain of the House of Bourbon, Vol. 2 of 5: From the Accession of Philip V, to the Death of Charles III., 1700 to 1788; Drawn From Original and Unpublished Documents Chapter XXIII. - 1715 - 1716. - Death of Louis the fourteenth - Change of policy in the court of Madrid - Rivalry between Philip and the regent duke of Orleans, and his animosity against the emperor - Character of the new queen, Elizabeth F arnese Rise, ascendancy, and designs of Alberoni. Page 188. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.