Despite his victories, Louis XV of France, who wanted to appear as an arbiter and statesman and not as a conqueror, gave all of his conquests back to his defeated enemies with honour, arguing that he was "King of France, not a merchant".
Vaatamata oma võitudele andis Louis XV, kes tahtis olla vahekohtunik ja mitte vallutaja, kõik oma vallutused võidetud vaenlastele rüütellikkusega tagasi, väites, et ta on "Prantsusmaa kuningas, mitte poodnik".