1698 in History

Backs the Scottish Darien colony as a failed attempt to control an isthmian trade route

Appointed governor to Queen Anne's son, William, Duke of Gloucester.

Appointed one of the Lords Justices during William III's absence.

Returns to the Privy Council, marking a major stage in his rehabilitation under William III.

Succeeds as Elector of Hanover

Joseph Ferdinand is named heir to the Spanish throne under the First Partition Treaty.

Portland signs for William III during the First Partition Treaty negotiations at The Hague.

The First Partition Treaty allocates Naples, Sicily and other Italian territories to the French Dauphin.

Charles II and the Spanish court are not consulted by France, England and the Dutch Republic over the proposed partition of the Spanish Empire.

Archduke Charles is assigned the Duchy of Milan under the First Partition Treaty.

Maximilian Emanuel's son Joseph Ferdinand is selected as the compromise heir to most of the Spanish Empire.

Portocarrero is part of the Spanish court resisting foreign plans to divide the monarchy.

Heinsius helps bring the Dutch Republic into the First Partition Treaty with England and France.

Tallard signs for Louis XIV as France accepts the First Partition Treaty settlement.

Leopold I is not consulted before the First Partition Treaty assigns Milan to Archduke Charles.

Maria Anna supports Charles II's will naming Joseph Ferdinand heir to an undivided Spanish Empire.

Pomponne is associated with French negotiations over the First Partition Treaty before his death.

William III of Orange agrees the First Partition Treaty with France and the Dutch Republic in an attempt to settle the Spanish succession peacefully.