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The 1720s

1720

Savoy exchanges Sicily for Austrian Sardinia

3 Feb 1721

F. W. von Seydlitz born in Calcar, Duchy of Cleves

30 Aug 1721

Treaty of Nystad. End of the Great Northern War

16 Jun 1722

Death of Marlborough at Windsor

15 Jul 1722

J. P. Du Teil born in Pommier, Isère

5 Jun 1723

Adam Smith born in Kircaldy

1724

Repression of Polish protestants at Thorn.

22 Apr 1724

Immanuel Kant born in Koenigsberg

7 May 1724

D. S. de Wurmser born in Strasbourg

Feb 1725

Death of Czar Peter the Great.

25 Apr 1725

P. Paoli born in Stretta

21 Oct 1725

F. M. Lacy born in St Petersburg

26 Oct 1725

J. P. de Beaulieu born in Jodoigne (Brabant, nr Namur)

1726

War between Britain and Spain

1726

Voltaire goes into exile in England.

26 Jun 1726

Victor Amadeus III di Savoia born

20 Mar 1727

Death of Newton in London

11 Jun 1727

Death of George I in Osnabruck. Accession of George II

Mar 1728

End of war between Britain and Spain

1728

Publication of Ephraim Chambers' Cyclopaedia.

21 Feb 1728

Czar Peter III born in Kiel, Holstein-Gottorp

27 Oct 1728

J. Cook born in Marton-in-Cleveland

1729

Montesquieu goes to England.

1729

Voltaire leaves England.

2 May 1729

Catherine the Great born in Stettin

24 Nov 1729

A. V. Suvorov born in Moscow

Note: These chronologies were prepared while the author was researching Napoleon's 1796-7 campaign in Italy, and they naturally refer largely to people who were involved in that campaign, or had a hand in shaping the military history of the period leading up to it. They were never intended to be complete or exhaustive, and they have been posted here merely in case the information contained in them should be of interest to others. However, when time permits, the author hopes to add further material.

The chronologies were compiled from standard reference works, but while the usual efforts were made to ensure accuracy, there may be errors. As always, it is advisable to cross-check. The major source works were:

Balteau, J., and others, eds. Dictionnaire de biographie française. Paris, 1933-
Berthelot, P.-E.-M., and others, eds. La grande encyclopédie. Paris, 1887-1902
Biographie nationale de Belgique. Brussels, 1866-1986
Der Grosse Brockhaus. Leipzig, 1928
Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford (various editions)
Ferrabino, A., and others, eds. Dizionario biografico degli Italiani. Rome, 1960-
Hassall, A., European History, Chronologically Arranged (476-1920). London, 1920
Hoefer, D., ed. Nouvelle biographie universelle/générale. Paris, 1852-66
Liliencron, R., von, and Wegele, F. X., eds. Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. Leipzig, 1875-1912
Michaud, ed. Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne. Paris, 1843-?
The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago, c1997
The Pengiun Atlas of World History. London, 1794
Treccani, G., ed. Enciclopedia italiana. Milan, 1929-37
Wurzbach, C., von. Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. Vienna, 1856-91