Invention of Typewriter
Patents the 1st typewriter
Historical events in 1714
81 historical records
January 17141 historical events
March 17145 historical events
Treaty of Rastatt
Makes peace with France after refusing the Utrecht settlement.
Treaty of Utrecht
Makes peace with France after refusing the Utrecht settlement.
Treaty of Rastatt
Villars signs the Treaty of Rastatt with Eugene, helping end the war between France and Austria.
Treaty of Rastatt
Confirms peace with Austria after the Utrecht negotiations.
Treaty of Utrecht
Confirms peace with Austria after the Utrecht negotiations.
May 17143 historical events
Succession
Refuses any member of the House of Hanover to settle in Britain in her lifetime
Birth of Henry Bathurst
Birth of Henry Bathurst
Death of Sophia Dorothea of Zell
Sophias death makes her son, the Elector George Ludwig, heir to the British crown
July 17142 historical events
Battle of Gangut
Ehrenskiold commands the Swedish squadron defeated and captured by Russian galleys at Gangut.
Succession
Louis gives the Duke du Toulouse the right to succeed to the French throne. Louis gives the Duke du Maine the right to succeed to the French throne
August 171413 historical events
Coronation
Great grandson of James I & son of the 1st Elector of Hanover
Succession
Succeeds to the throne of Great Britain, does not speak English. Anne dies without an heir
Succession
Declared King on the death of Queen Anne
Death of Anne
Death of Anne
Succession
The Elector of Hanover is proclaimed George I 18 hrs after Annes death
Hanoverian Succession
Accession confirms the succession recognised by France at Utrecht.
Treaty of Utrecht
Accession confirms the succession recognised by France at Utrecht.
Treaty of Utrecht
Inherits the foreign policy consequences of the Utrecht peace.
Utrecht Settlement Inherited
Inherits the foreign policy consequences of the Utrecht peace.
City Reception after Return
Passes through London amid a large public and civic reception after returning from continental exile.
Return from Exile
Returns to London from continental exile after arriving at Dover on 1 August, the day Queen Anne dies.
Execution
Is executed by Ottoman authorities in Istanbul.
Succession
Louis XIV draws up his will
September 171410 historical events
Treaty of Baden
Louis XIV concludes the Treaty of Baden, confirming the settlement reached with the Empire after Rastatt.
Treaty of Baden
Concludes peace with the Empire after the War of the Spanish Succession.
Treaty of Utrecht
Concludes peace with the Empire after the War of the Spanish Succession.
Siege of Barcelona
Berwick leads the final Bourbon assault that captures Barcelona and ends Catalan resistance.
Meeting with George I
Meets George I at Greenwich shortly after the new king arrives in Britain and receives a warm personal greeting.
Landing at Greenwich
Arrives at Greenwich on entering Britain as king.
Landing-Greenwich
Lands in Greenwich accompanied by his son Prince George Augustus, the future George II
Investiture
Created Prince of Wales. Created Earl Chester
Colonel of 1st Foot Guards
Restored as colonel of the 1st Foot Guards under George I.
Birth of Etienne Bonnot de Condillac
Etienne Bonnot de Condillac is born in Grenoble.
October 17143 historical events
Master-General of Ordnance
Restored as Master-General of the Ordnance under George I.
Coronation
Crowned King of Great Britain
Return from Bender
Leaves Ottoman territory after years of exile.
November 17147 historical events
Succession
On the accession of George I Carolines husband automatically became Duke of Cornwall, and was invested, shortly afterwards, as Prince of Wales, whereupon she became Princess of Wales
Government Resumed
Resumes direct command after returning from Ottoman exile.
Arrival at Stralsund
Charles XII returns from Ottoman exile and reaches Stralsund to resume personal command.
Arrival at Stralsund
Reaches Stralsund and resumes personal command.
Return to Command
Returns to command Sweden's remaining German possessions.
Return to Sweden
Charles XII returns from Ottoman territory and reaches Swedish Pomerania after a rapid ride across Europe.
Ride to Stralsund
Rides rapidly across Europe toward Swedish Pomerania.
Holy Roman Empire
Under the peace of Rastatt claims to the Empire are ceded to Spain. Claims to the Empire are ceded to Spain under the peace of Rastatt
Peace
Under the peace of Rastatt claims to the Empire are ceded to Spain. The Spanish Netherlands are ceded to Austria. Philip V abandons his claim to the French throne. Charles abandons his claim to the Spanish throne
Rule of Empire
Claims to the Empire are ceded to Spain under the peace of Rastatt
Rule of Netherlands, The
Under the Peace of Rastatt the Spanish Netherlands are ceded to Austria
Treaty of Rastatt
Charles VI gives up his claim to the Spanish succession. Cedes the Spanish Netherlands to Austria
Protestant Succession Recognised
Under the Treaty of Utrecht Louis recognises the Protestant succession in Great Britain.
Treaty of Utrecht
Under the Treaty of Utrecht Louis recognises the Protestant succession in Great Britain.
Ich Hatte Viel Bekummernis
Composition of "Ich Hatte Viel Bekummernis"
Death of Sophia
The succession passes to Sophias eldest son, George. The next in succession to Queen Anne dies 6 weeks before Anne
Monadology
Leibniz composes the Monadology, a concise presentation of his metaphysical system.
Adviser
Appointed Chief Financial Adviser for Charles XII of Sweden
Budget
Helps Charles XII finance the Great Northern War
Expands Mock Epic to Five Cantos
Pope expanded The Rape of the Lock into a five canto mock epic with supernatural machinery.
The Rape of the Lock
Publication of "The Rape of the Lock"
Apprenticeship in Engraving Begins
Hogarth became an apprentice to the engraver Ellis Gamble, learning the craft that would support his satirical storytelling.
Lord Chamberlain
Appointed Lord Chamberlain
Lord High Treasurer
Appointed Lord High Treasurer
Lord High Treasurer
Appointed Lord High Treasurer
Death of George I
George I becomes heir to the British throne after the death of his mother, Sophia
Reform of Royal Succession
The Act of Settlement recognizes George Is succession as King of Britain & Ireland
Paymaster of the Forces
Appointed Paymaster of the Forces on the accession of George I
Commander of Jacobites
Appointed Commander of the Jacobite forces in England
Restored as Captain-General
Restored to the office of Captain-General under George I after returning from exile.
Berkeley Travels On Continental Tour
Berkeley visited continental Europe as part of a period spent accompanying aristocratic travelers. Contact with libraries and cultural sites broadened his experience beyond Dublin's academic environment.
Invention of Thermometer
Invents the mercury thermometer
Church of Transfiguration
In response to St. Petersburgs classicism, traditionalists build the Church of the Transfiguration, on Kizhi Island in Lake Onega, with 22 domes, the most complex wooden structure ever built in Russia
Death of James Francis Edward Stewart
Anne dies while James is at Commercy
Death of James Francis Edward Stewart
Anne dies & so does her successor Electress Sophia
Exile of James Butler
Becomes a Jacobite & escapes to France
Dismissal
Dismissed as Captin General by George II
Succession
On George Is arrival in England sends a letter of support from the Scotish Chieftans
Death of James Francis Edward Stewart
James leaves for Lorraine
Invasion of England
Leads a hundred and fifty cavalry to the border
Colonel Commandant
After the peace treatise, receives the honorary title of Colonel Commandant of his old unit, the 1st Foot
Marriage
Negotiates the marriage of Philip V & Elizabeth Farnese
Marriage
Marries Isabella Farnese daughter of the Duke of Parma
Treaty of Rastatt
Keeps Spain & the colonies but renounces the French throne