Historical events in 1729

13 historical records

January 17292 historical events

1729, January 8th · Great Britain · London · House · House of Hanover · Frederick Louis

Investiture

Investited as Prince of Wales

1729, January 11th · Great Britain · Dublin · Humanities · Social Science · Edmund Burke

Birth of Edmund Burke

Birth of Edmund Burke

May 17291 historical events

1729, May 2nd · Russia · House · House of Romanov · Catherine II the Great

Birth of Catherine II the Great

Birth of Catherine II the Great, a minor German princess with a very remote Russian ancestry, and a cousin of Gustav III of Sweden and of Charles XIII of Sweden

November 17291 historical events

1729, November 24th · Russia · Moscow · Warfare · Military · Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov

Birth of Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov

Birth of Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov

1729 · Austria · Lorraine · House · House of Habsburg · Francis I

Succession

Succeeds as the Duke of Lorraine

1729 · France · Warfare · Military · Louis-Joseph Montcalm-Gozon

Captain

Appointed Captain

1729 · Great Britain · Arts · Literature · Alexander Pope

Dunciad Variorum Edition

Pope issued an expanded Dunciad Variorum with elaborate notes parodying scholarly editorial practice.

1729 · Great Britain · Arts · Literature · William Hogarth

Beggars Opera Scenes Painted

Hogarth painted scenes from John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, drawing on popular theatrical storytelling.

1729 · Great Britain · Seville · House · House of Hanover · George II

Treaty of Seville

Peace is concluded with Spain

1729 · Ireland · Humanities · Philosophy · George Berkley

Berkeley Establishes Residence In Rhode Island

Berkeley settled near Newport while awaiting financial support for his proposed Bermuda college. He continued to study and write despite uncertainty surrounding the project's future.

1729 · Spain · House · House of Bourbon · Ferdinand VI

Marriage

Marries Maria Barbara de Braganca, daughter of John V of Portugal

1729 · Spain · Gibraltar · House · House of Bourbon · Philip V

Rule of Gibraltar

Spain recognizes the British rule of Gibraltar in the Treaty of Seville

1729 · Spain · Seville · House · House of Bourbon · Philip V

Treaty of Seville

Spain recognizes the British possession of Gibraltar. France & England agree to the succession of Prince Charles to the Italian Duchies