| 1700 |
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Beginning of the Great Northern War |
| 1 Nov 1700 |
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Death of Charles II of Spain (Habsburg), accession of Philip V (Bourbon). |
| 1 Mar 1700 |
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P. J. Bourcet born in Usseaux or Yseaux (Dauphiné) |
| 30 Nov 1700 |
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Battle of Narva on the Gulf of Finland. Sweden defeats Russian forces of Peter the Great |
| 7 Sep 1701 |
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Grand Alliance of the Hague between Great Britain, Holland, Austria, Prussia, Hanover. France was joined by the House of Wittelsbach (Bavaria, Electoral Cologne) |
| Feb 1701 |
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Beginning of the War of the Spanish Succession |
| 18 Jan 1701 |
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Elector of Brandenburg-Prussia crowned King Frederick I |
| 12 Jun 1701 |
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Act of Settlement. (Succession of the House of Hanover to the throne of England). |
| 8 Mar 1702 |
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Death of William III. Accession of Queen Anne to throne of England. |
| 4 May 1702 |
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War declared on France and Spain by England |
| 1703 |
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Foundation of St Petersburg |
| May 1703 |
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Portugal joins Grand Alliance |
| Nov 1703 |
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Savoy joins Grand Alliance |
| 1704 |
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Death of John Locke. |
| 24 Jul 1704 |
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British take Gibraltar |
| 13 Aug 1704 |
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Battle of Blenheim. British and Austrians under Marlborough defeat French and Bavarians under Tallard |
| 1705 |
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Joseph I elected Emperor |
| 23 May 1706 |
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Battle of Ramillies, nr Louvain. British, Dutch and Danes under Marlborough defeat French and Spanish under Villeroi |
| 7 Sep 1706 |
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Battle of Turin. Eugene defeats French, Spanish and Bavarians |
| 30 Mar 1707 |
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S. L. P. de Vauban dies, Paris |
| 1 May 1707 |
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Act of Union of England and Scotland |
| 23 May 1707 |
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Carl von Linné (Linnaeus) born in Råshult, Smâland |
| 11 Jul 1708 |
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Battle of Oudenaarde. Marlborough defeats Vendôme. |
| 15 Jun 1709 |
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L. de Clermont born in Versailles |
| 9 Jul 1709 |
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Battle of Poltava. Charles XII of Sweden defeated by Czar Peter |
| 11 Sep 1709 |
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Battle of Malplaquet. Marlborough defeats Villars |
| 1711 |
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Habsburgs subdue Hungarian separatists. |
| 17 Apr 1711 |
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Emperor Joseph I dies. Accession of Charles VI (elected Emperor in December) |
| 7 May 1711 |
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David Hume born in Edinburgh |
| 24 Jan 1712 |
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Frederick the Great born in Berlin |
| 11 Jun 1712 |
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L. J. de Vendôme dies, Vinaroz (Spain) |
| 28 Jun 1712 |
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J. J. Rousseau born in Geneva |
| 13 Apr 1713 |
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Pragmatic Sanction. Succession to the throne of Austria in the female line safeguarded. |
| Feb 1713 |
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Death of Frederick I of Prussia. Accession of Frederick William I |
| 11 Apr 1713 |
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Treaty of Utrecht. Partition of the Spanish Empire. Country and colonies to Philip of Anjou, European territories to Austria, excluding Sicily, which went to Savoy. |
| 5 Oct 1713 |
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Denis Diderot born in Langres |
| 6 Mar 1714 |
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Treaties of Rastadt and Baden (7 Sep). Definitive end to the War of the Spanish Succession |
| 1 Aug 1714 |
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Death of Queen Anne. Accession of George I of Hanover |
| Jul 1715 |
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Prussia joins Great Northern War against Sweden |
| 1 Sep 1715 |
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Death of Louis XIV, accession of Louis XV |
| 15 Sep 1715 |
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J. B. V. de Gribeauval born in Amiens |
| Nov-Dec 1715 |
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Jacobite rising in Scotland |
| 1716 |
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Beginning of Turkish war with Austria. Victories of Eugene at Peterwardein (13 Aug) and Temesvar. |
| 10 Oct 1716 |
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G. E. von Loudon born in Livonia |
| 22 Aug 1717 |
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Spain occupies Sicily and Sardinia (Nov) |
| 16 Aug 1717 |
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Austria takes Belgrade |
| 4 Jan 1717 |
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Triple Alliance between Britain, France and Holland |
| 13 May 1717 |
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Maria Theresa born in Vienna |
| 1718 |
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Invention of the mercury thermometer by Fahrenheit |
| 1718 |
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Spain defeated by Quadruple Alliance (Britain, France, Austria, Netherlands) |
| Jul 1718 |
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Peace of Passarowitz: end of war with Turkey |
| Dec 1718 |
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Death of Charles XII at Frederickshald |
| 19 Oct 1718 |
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V. F. de Broglie born |
