Impeachment
Impeached for embezzlement, cleared but resigns & becomes Lord Chamberlain. Charged by the Commons with "popery"
Historical events in 1674
44 historical records
January 16742 historical events
Resignation of Henry Bennett
Impeached for embezzlement, cleared but resigns & becomes Lord Chamberlain
February 16747 historical events
Peace
Declares in Parliament for "a speedy honourable & I hope lasting peace with the Dutch"
Peace of Westminster
The Peace of Westminster ends the Third Anglo-Dutch War, removing England from the coalition fighting the Dutch Republic and improving the strategic position of William III of Orange.
Treaty of Westminster
Parliament forces Charles to withdraw from the war, the Dutch will pay an indemnity
Treaty of Westminster
Ends the Anglo-Dutch War
Dismissal
Dismissses the oppossition leader, Shaftsbury
Parliament
Parliament refuses to grant funds for the war with the Low Countries
Hereditary Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland
The stadtholdership held by William III of Orange becomes hereditary in Holland and Zeeland, strengthening the dynastic position of the House of Orange.
April 16742 historical events
Colonel in French Service
Receives a French commission as colonel of an English regiment.
Hereditary Stadtholder of Utrecht
William III of Orange gains hereditary recognition of the stadtholdership in Utrecht.
May 16743 historical events
Diet
The Diet in Warsaw elects John III King
Election
The Diet in Warsaw elects John III King
Succession
The Diet in Warsaw elects John III King
June 16742 historical events
Coronation
Shivaji is formally crowned Chhatrapati at Raigad, asserting sovereign kingship over the Maratha state.
Battle of Sinsheim
Serves with Turenne's army at the Battle of Sinsheim.
August 16742 historical events
Birth of Philippe II of Orleans
Birth of Philippe II of Orleans, son of Philippe I
Battle of Seneffe
William III of Orange commands the allied Dutch, Spanish and Imperial army against Condé at the bloody Battle of Seneffe.
October 16741 historical events
Battle of Enzheim
Serves with the English regiment at the Battle of Entzheim.
December 16741 historical events
Death of Edward Hyde
Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, dies at Rouen.
Paradise Lost" final part of 12 volumes
Publication of "Paradise Lost" final part of 12 volumes
Paradise Lost
Publication of "Paradise Lost" final part of 12 volumes
Treaty of Westminster
Helps negotiate the Treaty of Westminster
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of the Hague, 2nd term
Ends the war with Holland & maintanes a friendly correspondence with William
Ends the war with Holland & maintanes a friendly correspondence with William
Parliament
Opens Parliament to raise money for war with the Dutch, both Houses vote for peace
Death of Hyde
Deah of Edward Hyde, in exile
Death of Edward Hyde
Deah of Edward Hyde, in exile
Peerage
Created Earl Danby, when he surrenders his Scottish peerage of Osborne to his 2nd son Peregrine Osborne
Lord Lieutenant
Appointed Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire
Dismissal
Dismissed from all offices
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Whig Party
Whig Party
Helps found the Court Party establishing the beginning of Government opposition
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Whig or "Country" Party
Universal Attraction
Argues that celestial motions involve attraction toward central bodies combined with inertial motion.
Parliament
Opens Parliament to raise money for war with the Dutch, both Houses vote for peace
Peace
Opens Parliament to raise money for war with the Dutch, both Houses vote for peace
The Search after Truth
Malebranche publishes the first volumes of The Search after Truth.
Franche-Comte Annexation
Secures French control of Franche-Comte.
Alliance Frederick William and alliance
Joins an alliance against France
League of Augsburg
Joins an alliance against France
Succession
Succeeds as King of Poland
Military Camp at Kungsor
Charles supervises intensive field exercises at a major military camp near Kungsor.
Military Camp at Kungsor
Charles supervises intensive field exercises at a major military camp near Kungsor.