Austria joins Triple Alliance of Britain, France and the Dutch Republic forming the Quadruple Alliance, to fight against Spain
Austria joins Triple Alliance of Britain, France and the Dutch Republic forming the Quadruple Alliance, to fight against
Austria joins Triple Alliance of Britain, France and the Dutch Republic forming the Quadruple Alliance, to fight against Spain
Events Before
George Frideric Handel's "Water Music" premieres repeatedly on a barge cruising the River Thames in London
George Frideric Handel's "Water Music" premieres repeatedly on a barge cruising the River Thames in London
Netherlands, Great Britain & France sign Triple Alliance
The Triple Alliance was a defence pact signed on 4 January 1717 in The Hague between the Dutch Republic, France and Great Britain, against Bourbon Spain in an attempt to maintain the agreements of...
Prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles
Prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles
German mob leader and thief "Sjako" sentenced to death in Amsterdam
German mob leader and thief "Sjako" sentenced to death in Amsterdam
Henri d'Aguesseau is first appointed Chancellor of France
Henri François d'Aguesseau, seigneur de Fresnes was Chancellor of France three times between 1717 and 1750 and was pronounced by Voltaire to be "the most learned magistrate France ever possessed".
Events After
Britain, Hannover, Saxony-Poland and Austria sign anti-Prussian Russian pact
Britain, Hannover, Saxony-Poland and Austria sign anti-Prussian Russian pact
Liechtenstein becomes a member state of the Holy Roman Empire
Liechtenstein, officially the Principality of Liechtenstein, is a doubly landlocked country in the Central European Alps.
The Onderlinge van 1719 u.a., the oldest existing life insurance company in the Netherlands is founded
The Onderlinge van 1719 u.a., the oldest existing life insurance company in the Netherlands is founded
Jacobite Rising: Battle of Glen Shiel - Jacobite army defeated by British forces
The Battle of Glen Shiel took place on 10 June 1719 in the Scottish Highlands, during the Jacobite rising of 1719.
Sweden & Hannover sign for peace Treaty of Stockholm
Sweden & Hannover sign for peace Treaty of Stockholm
More from the 1710s
Parisian merchant Jean Marius obtains a five-year royal privilege for his invention of a folding umbrella, the first in
Parisian merchant Jean Marius obtains a five-year royal privilege for his invention of a folding umbrella, the first in Europe
Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later)
Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later)
Russian Tsar Peter the Great officially marries Polish-Lithuanian pre-marriedeasant Martha Skavronskaya at Saint Isaac's
Russian Tsar Peter the Great officially marries Polish-Lithuanian pre-marriedeasant Martha Skavronskaya at Saint Isaac's Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, having earlier married in secret in 1707
In the Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Sw
In the Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock
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