1713
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Portugal strengthens its Amazon frontier claims in the settlement with France.
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Portugal strengthens its Amazon frontier claims in the settlement with France.
Gains the asiento trading privilege in the peace settlement.
Britain gains the asiento for supplying enslaved Africans to Spanish America.
Grants Britain the asiento trading concession in Spanish America.
Professional stranglers murder Jahandar Shah in prison
Professional stranglers murder Jahandar Shah in prison
Acadia Newfoundland and Hudson Bay expand Britain's Atlantic empire.
France loses important North American claims to Great Britain.
Bruges passes into the Austrian Netherlands after the peace settlement.
The settlement prevents union of the French and Spanish crowns.
Spain remains Bourbon but separate from France under the peace terms.
France accepts limits intended to preserve the European balance of power.
The Dutch Republic receives security guarantees in the southern Netherlands.
Portuguese claims in northern Brazil are strengthened against French Guiana.
Stenbock is taken into captivity after the surrender of the Swedish force at Tonning.
Britain secures commercial advantages alongside the peace treaty.
France agrees commercial arrangements with Great Britain during the settlement.
Casanova becomes Conseller en Cap of Barcelona and a leading political figure in the city's resistance.
Refuses to leave Ottoman territory voluntarily.
Dutch diplomacy seeks barrier fortresses against future French expansion.
Is joined at Aix-la-Chapelle by Sarah and William Cadogan during his period of continental exile.
Retains limited fishing rights on the Newfoundland coast.
Secures Spanish cession of Gibraltar to Britain.
France accepts limits on claims near Portuguese Brazil.
France recognises the Protestant succession established in Britain.
The Treaty of Utrecht recognises the Hanoverian succession in Great Britain.
Recognises the Protestant succession in Great Britain.
French recognition of the Protestant succession weakens his claim.
James refuses to renounce Catholicism and remains excluded from the British crown.
Agrees not to support James Francis Edward Stewart against Britain.
Ottoman soldiers attack Charles XII in his camp at Bender and take him prisoner.
Ottoman soldiers attack Charles XII's camp at Bender and take him into custody.
Resists Ottoman attempts to remove him from his camp.
Cedes Gibraltar to Great Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht.
Spain loses Milan as part of the European settlement.
Cedes Minorca to Great Britain as part of the Utrecht settlement.
Spain loses Naples to Austria under the peace settlement.
Cedes French claims on Saint Kitts to Great Britain.
Spain loses Sardinia in the postwar territorial settlement.
The Papal States loses suzerainty claims as Sicily passes to Savoy.
Spain loses the Spanish Netherlands to Austrian Habsburg authority.
Spain's cession of Gibraltar and Minorca weakens its Mediterranean position.
Gibraltar and Minorca give Britain strategic Mediterranean bases.
Minorca strengthens Britain's naval presence in the western Mediterranean.
Secures Spanish cession of Minorca to Britain.
Britain receives permission for an annual trading ship to Spanish America.
From continental exile, Marlborough and his allies oppose peace terms they believe abandon Allied gains.
Is placed under Ottoman custody after the fighting at Bender.
Whigs attack the Utrecht terms as too favourable to France.
Acts for French interests during the Utrecht negotiations.
Bolingbroke defends the peace settlement against Whig criticism.
Tories support ending Britain's costly war through the Utrecht settlement.
Britain recognises Philip V as King of Spain under the treaty.
Does not accept all Utrecht terms before later settlements at Rastatt and Baden.
Renounces claims to the French throne to prevent union of the crowns.
French princes renounce claims that could unite France and Spain.
The Duke of Savoy gains recognition as King of Sicily.
Prussia receives recognition of its royal title in the Utrecht settlement.
Prussia's royal title is recognised in the Utrecht settlement.
Gains French recognition of British control in Acadia.
Under the Treaty of Utrecht France cedes Acadia to Great Britain.
Cedes mainland Acadia to Great Britain under the treaty.
Britain receives Gibraltar from Spain under the peace settlement.
Spain cedes Gibraltar to Great Britain in the Treaty of Utrecht.
Gains French recognition of British claims around Hudson Bay.
Under the Treaty of Utrecht France cedes Hudson Bay claims to Great Britain.
Recognises British claims to Hudson Bay territory.
Austria gains Milan in the Italian settlement linked to Utrecht.
Britain receives Minorca from Spain under the peace settlement.
Spain cedes Minorca to Great Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht.
Austria gains Naples under the wider peace settlement.
Under the Treaty of Utrecht Naples is assigned to Austria.
Prussian claims to Neuchatel receive international recognition.
Receives French recognition of British sovereignty over Newfoundland.
Under the Treaty of Utrecht France recognises British sovereignty over Newfoundland.
Cedes Newfoundland claims while retaining limited French fishing rights.
Under the Treaty of Utrecht Reggio is assigned to Austria.
Britain gains sole possession of Saint Kitts in the Caribbean.
Austria receives Sardinia in the postwar settlement.
Receives Sicily and a royal title through the settlement.
Austria is positioned to receive the former Spanish Netherlands.
Prussia receives part of Upper Guelders after the peace settlement.
The succession will go to Charles daughters starting with Maria Theresa. Issues the Pragmatic Sanction because he does not have a male heir
Stenbock's Swedish army is trapped in Tonning after retreating into Holstein-Gottorp territory.
Philip V retains Spain and its American empire while ceding European territories.
Helps Philip V's administration adjust to the postwar settlement.
Is recognised internationally as Philip V of Spain.
The succession will go to Charles daughters starting with Maria Theresa. Issues the Pragmatic Sanction because he does not have a male heir
Jahandar Shah is defeated in battle at Agra by Farrukhsiyar, his nephew the second son of Azim-ush-shan, with the support of the Saiyid Brothers
Jahandar Shah is defeated at Samugarh near Agra, the Saiyad brothers, who were the king-makers of that era, place Farukhsiyar on the throne as nominal emperor
Succeeds as Shah Of India. Farrukhsiyars reign marks the ascendancy of the Saiyid brothers who monopolize state power and reduce the Emperor to an effective figurehead
Succeeds as King of Prussia, ascends the throne on his fathers death
Under the Treaty of Utrecht Louis XIV recognises the Protestant succession.
The settlement recognises the Hanoverian succession before his accession.
Stenbock surrenders the Swedish army at Tonning after supplies fail and disease spreads through the camp.
Represents British interests in negotiations at Utrecht.
Conducts French diplomacy during the Utrecht peace settlement.
Helps negotiate the British settlement with France and Spain.
Concludes peace terms ending Britain's role in the war.
Concludes the British peace with France and helps end Britain's part in the war.
Is recognised internationally as Philip V of Spain.
Gains French recognition of British control in Acadia.
Under the Treaty of Utrecht France cedes Acadia to Great Britain.
Gains French recognition of British claims around Hudson Bay.
Under the Treaty of Utrecht France cedes Hudson Bay claims to Great Britain.
Receives French recognition of British sovereignty over Newfoundland.
Under the Treaty of Utrecht France recognises British sovereignty over Newfoundland.
Britain gains sole possession of Saint Kitts in the Caribbean.
Acadia Newfoundland and Hudson Bay expand Britain's Atlantic empire.
Britain secures commercial advantages alongside the peace treaty.
France recognises the Hanoverian succession and accepts British gains in North America.
France recognises the Protestant succession established in Britain.
The settlement prevents union of the French and Spanish crowns.
Britain receives Gibraltar from Spain under the peace settlement.
Gibraltar and Minorca give Britain strategic Mediterranean bases.
Britain receives Minorca from Spain under the peace settlement.
Minorca strengthens Britain's naval presence in the western Mediterranean.
Britain concludes peace with Spain and receives Mediterranean concessions.
Britain gains the asiento for supplying enslaved Africans to Spanish America.
Britain receives permission for an annual trading ship to Spanish America.
Britain recognises Philip V as King of Spain under the treaty.
Austria gains Milan in the Italian settlement linked to Utrecht.
Austria gains Naples under the wider peace settlement.
Under the Treaty of Utrecht Naples is assigned to Austria.
Under the Treaty of Utrecht Reggio is assigned to Austria.
Austria receives Sardinia in the postwar settlement.
Austria is positioned to receive the former Spanish Netherlands.
Does not accept the Utrecht settlement and continues the war until Rastatt.
Naples and Reggio are assigned to Austria in the Utrecht settlement.
Does not accept all Utrecht terms before later settlements at Rastatt and Baden.
The Treaty of Utrecht ends Britain's participation in the War of the Spanish Succession while Marlborough remains abroad.
The Papal States loses suzerainty claims as Sicily passes to Savoy.
Conducts French diplomacy during the Utrecht peace settlement.
The Treaty of Utrecht recognises the Hanoverian succession in Great Britain.
The settlement recognises the Hanoverian succession before his accession.
Backs the Tory ministry's decision to settle peace at Utrecht.
Dutch diplomacy seeks barrier fortresses against future French expansion.
Helps secure Dutch participation in the peace settlement.
Prussian claims to Neuchatel receive international recognition.
Prussia receives part of Upper Guelders after the peace settlement.
Prussia receives recognition of its royal title in the Utrecht settlement.
Prussia's royal title is recognised in the Utrecht settlement.
Portugal strengthens its Amazon frontier claims in the settlement with France.
Portuguese claims in northern Brazil are strengthened against French Guiana.
Portugal reaches peace with France during the Utrecht settlement.
Acts for French interests during the Utrecht negotiations.
Helps Philip V's administration adjust to the postwar settlement.
Tories support ending Britain's costly war through the Utrecht settlement.
Whigs attack the Utrecht terms as too favourable to France.
Spain loses Milan as part of the European settlement.
Spain loses Naples to Austria under the peace settlement.
Spain loses Sardinia in the postwar territorial settlement.
Spain loses the Spanish Netherlands to Austrian Habsburg authority.
Cedes Gibraltar to Great Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht.
Spain cedes Gibraltar to Great Britain in the Treaty of Utrecht.
Spain's cession of Gibraltar and Minorca weakens its Mediterranean position.
Cedes Minorca to Great Britain as part of the Utrecht settlement.
Spain cedes Minorca to Great Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht.
Philip V retains Spain and its American empire while ceding European territories.
Accepts peace terms while keeping the Spanish throne.
Grants Britain the asiento trading concession in Spanish America.
Philip V keeps Spain but renounces the French throne; Spain cedes Gibraltar and Minorca to Great Britain.
Renounces claims to the French throne to prevent union of the crowns.
Spain concludes peace with Britain while conceding territory and trade rights.
Spain remains Bourbon but separate from France under the peace terms.
The Dutch Republic receives security guarantees in the southern Netherlands.
Represents British interests in negotiations at Utrecht.
Receives Sicily and a royal title through the settlement.
Bolingbroke helps negotiate the peace settlement ending Britain's part in the war.
Helps negotiate the British peace settlement at Utrecht.
Helps negotiate the British settlement with France and Spain.
Bolingbroke defends the peace settlement against Whig criticism.
French recognition of the Protestant succession weakens his claim.
James refuses to renounce Catholicism and remains excluded from the British crown.
Under the Treaty of Utrecht Louis XIV recognises the Protestant succession.
Supports the ministry during the final peace settlement.
Cedes mainland Acadia to Great Britain under the treaty.
Agrees not to support James Francis Edward Stewart against Britain.
France accepts limits on claims near Portuguese Brazil.
Recognises British claims to Hudson Bay territory.
Cedes Newfoundland claims while retaining limited French fishing rights.
Retains limited fishing rights on the Newfoundland coast.
Cedes French claims on Saint Kitts to Great Britain.
Accepts peace while Philip V keeps Spain.
Accepts peace with Great Britain while preserving Philip V's Spanish crown.
France accepts limits intended to preserve the European balance of power.
France agrees commercial arrangements with Great Britain during the settlement.
France loses important North American claims to Great Britain.
France reaches peace terms at Utrecht while Philip V keeps the Spanish crown.
French princes renounce claims that could unite France and Spain.
Philip V renounces his claim to the French throne and France renounces union with Spain.
Recognises the Protestant succession in Great Britain.
Backs the Tory ministry's decision to settle peace at Utrecht.
Supports the ministry during the final peace settlement.
Spain concludes peace with Britain while conceding territory and trade rights.
Portugal reaches peace with France during the Utrecht settlement.
Britain concludes peace with Spain and receives Mediterranean concessions.
Backs the ministry's peace settlement with France and Spain.
Denis Diderot is born in Langres to master cutler Didier Diderot.
Death of Frederick I
Death of Jahandar Shah, assassinated
Jahandar Shah is defeated in battle at Agra by Farrukhsiyar, his nephew the second son of Azim-ush-shan, with the support of the Saiyid Brothers
Jahandar Shah is defeated in battle at Agra by Farrukhsiyar, his nephew the second son of Azim-ush-shan, with the support of the Saiyid Brothers
Jahandar Shah is defeated at Samugarh near Agra, the Saiyad brothers, who were the king-makers of that era, place Farukhsiyar on the throne as nominal emperor
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