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| Abdication John II Casimir |  |
| Abdicates as King of Poland |
| Ambassador Temple, William |  |
| Hague, The Appointed Ambassador to the Hague, 1st term |
| Ambassador Croissy, Colbert de |  |
| London Appointed Ambassador to England |
| Birth John George IV |  |
| Saxony Birth of John George IV, son of Elector John George III |
| Capture of Franche Comt‚ France Louis XIV the Sun King |  |
| Jan Franche Comt‚ France gains some territory in Flanders , but the Spanish Netherlands, as well as the Franche-Comt‚, are returned to Spain |
| Jan Franche Comt‚ French troops under Prince de Cond‚ (the "Grand Cond‚") occupy the Franche-Comt‚, but with his troops ranged across a long front Louis accedes to the Triple Alliance's demands |
| Commander John III | |
| Appointed Comander-in-Chief |
| Diplomacy Croissy, Colbert de | |
| London Attempts to break up the Triple Alliance between England, Holland & Sweden |
| Dismissal Dryden, John | |
| Dismissed as Poet Laureate for declining to take the oath after the Restoration |
| Exile of Auersperg Auersperg, Johann Weikhart Furst |  |
| Vienna Exiled by Leopold to Carniola |
| Independence Charles II | |
| Madrid The King's ministers grant Portugal its independence |
| Lund Charles XI |  |
| Stockholm The University of Lund is founded |
| Poet Laureate Dryden, John | |
| Appointed Poet Laureate |
| Poet Laureate Shadwell, Thomas | |
| Appointed Poet Laureate |
| Publication Pell, John | |
| Publication of, "Translation of Rizonius's Algebra" |
| Rule of Belgium Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| 2nd May Aix la Chapelle Under the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle France gives up the Belgian provinces |
| Rule of Flanders France Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Jan Franche Comt‚ France gains some territory in Flanders , but the Spanish Netherlands, as well as the Franche-Comt‚, are returned to Spain |
| Rule of Holland Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Leopold signs a treaty with Louis promising 1/2 the Spanish land in the Netherlands |
| Rule of Lille Charles II | |
| Aix la Chapelle Spain loses Lille & 11 fortresses on the border of the Spanish Netherlands |
| Jan Aix la Chapelle The Triple Alliance of the Dutch Republic, England, and Sweden grant Louis the territory he had demanded at the start of the war but warn France against further expansion |
| Treasurer Navy Osbourne, Thomas | |
| Appointed Joint Treasurer of the Navy with Sir Thomas Lyttelton |
| Treaty of Aix la Chapelle Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| 2nd May Aix la Chapelle Britain & the United Provinces form an Alliance against France which Sweden joins |
| 2nd May Aix la Chapelle Ends the war over Louis XIV's claim to the Spanish Belgian provinces |
| 2nd May Aix la Chapelle Louis makes peace which is signed at Aix-la-Chapelle |
| 2nd May Aix la Chapelle Spain regains Franche-Comte in return for Lille, Tournay & 10 other fortified towns |
| Treaty of Aix la Chapelle Charles II | |
| Aix la Chapelle Spain loses Lille & 11 fortresses on the border of the Spanish Netherlands |
| Treaty of Austria Auersperg, Johann Weikhart Furst | |
| Vienna Signs a secret Treaty with France for the partition of Spanish territories |
| 21st Sep Vienna Signs a secret Treaty with France for the partition of Spanish territories |
| Triple Alliance Bennett, Henry | |
| Negotiates the Triple Alliance against France |
| Triple Alliance Charles I | |
| 23rd Jan England, Holland & Sweden ally against France's ambitions in the Spanish Netherlands |
| Triple Alliance Charles II | |
| An Alliance of England, the United Provinces & Sweden against Louis XIV |
| Triple Alliance Temple, William | |
| Concludes the Triple Alliance between England, Holland & Sweden against France |
| Triple Alliance Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| An Alliance of England, the United Provinces & Sweden against Louis XIV |
| Triple Alliance France Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Jan French troops under Prince de Cond‚ (the "Grand Cond‚") occupy the Franche-Comt‚, but with his troops ranged across a long front Louis accedes to the Triple Alliance's demands |
| Triple Alliance Charles XI | |
| Sweden joins the Triple Alliance with Great Britain & Holland against France |
