England & Netherlands declare war on France & Spain
England & Netherlands declare war on France & Spain
England & Netherlands declare war on France & Spain
Events Before
William Penn presents the Charter of Privileges, guaranteeing religious freedom for the colony of Pennsylvania
William Penn presents the Charter of Privileges, guaranteeing religious freedom for the colony of Pennsylvania
Frisia & Groningen (Netherlands) begin use of Gregorian calendar
Frisia & Groningen (Netherlands) begin use of Gregorian calendar
Frederick I and Sophie Charlotte of Hanover crowned king and queen of Prussia
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (26 March [O.S. 16 March] 1687 – 28 June 1757; German: Sophie Dorothea von Hannover) was Queen in Prussia and Electress of Brandenburg during the reign of her husband, King...
France, Cologne & Bavaria sign alliance
The Grand Alliance was signed on 20 December 1689 by William III, King of England and Scotland, and Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.
The War of the Spanish Succession begins
The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict, fought between 1701 and 1714.
Events After
Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) is founded by Russian Tsar Peter the Great
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (Петроград) and later Leningrad (Ленинград), is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital.
Edirne Incident: Turkish army ousts Sultan Mustafa II, replacing him with his brother Ahmed III, reducing the power of t
Edirne Incident: Turkish army ousts Sultan Mustafa II, replacing him with his brother Ahmed III, reducing the power of the Sultan
Genroku earthquake off the coast of Japan near Edo (modern-day Tokyo) kills thousands and triggers a large tsunami that
Genroku earthquake off the coast of Japan near Edo (modern-day Tokyo) kills thousands and triggers a large tsunami that kills thousands more
Akō incident: 46 of the 47 surviving Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's dea
Akō incident: 46 of the 47 surviving Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's death in Edo
Battle of Pułtusk: Swedish army defeats a Saxon-led force during the Great Northern War
In the Great Northern War (1700–1721) a coalition led by Russia successfully contested the supremacy of Sweden in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.
More from the 1700s
Protestant Western Europe, except England, begins to use the Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It went into effect in October 1582 following the papal bull Inter gravissimas issued by Pope Gregory XIII, which introduced it...
John V succeeds his father, Peter II, as King of Portugal
Dom John V (Portuguese: João Francisco António José Bento Bernardo; 22 October 1689 – 31 July 1750), known as the Magnanimous (o Magnânimo) and the Portuguese Sun King (o Rei-Sol Português), was King…
Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe between Denmark–Norway, Saxony, Russia, and the Swedish Empire
Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe between Denmark–Norway, Saxony, Russia, and the Swedish Empire
Queen Anne of England knights scientist Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge
Sir Isaac Newton (4 January [O.S. 25 December] 1643 – 31 March [O.S. 20 March] 1727) was an English polymath who was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, author and…
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