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| Alliance Frederick I |  |
| Supports Leopold I |
| Battle of Dunamunde Augustus II the Strong |  |
| 9th Nov Dunamunde Charles XII defeats a joint Russian & Saxon Army |
| Battle of Riva Augustus II the Strong | |
| 17th June Riva Charles XII defeats a joint Russian, Polish & Saxon Army |
| Birth Celsius, Anders |  |
| 17th Oct Birth of Anders Celsius |
| Capital Frederick III | |
| Berlin Makes Berlin the Prussian capital |
| Capture of Cracow Charles XII | |
| Cracow Warsaw & Cracow fall to Charles XII during Great Northern War |
| Capture of Warsaw Charles XII | |
| Warsaw Warsaw & Cracow fall to Charles XII during Great Northern War |
| Commander Churchill, John |  |
| London Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armies in England & Holland |
| Constitution George I |  |
| The Act of Settlement excludes Catholics from the throne |
| Coronation Frederick I | |
| Konigsberg Crowned King of Prussia |
| Death James II | |
| 16th Sep St Germain Death of James II, cerebral haemorrhage |
| Death James Francis Edward |  |
| Paris Death of James II |
| Paris Louis XIV recognizes James Frances Edward as James III of England & VIII of Scotland |
| Death Charles II |  |
| 1st Nov Death of Charles II, the throne is claimed by Philip V grandson of Louis XIV |
| 1st Nov The last Spanish Habsburg dies without an heir |
| Declaration of War Leopold I | |
| Castile recognizes Philip of Anjou as the Spanish successor |
| Leopold I invades Spain's Dutch & Italian lands |
| Election Newton, Isaac | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| Election Walpole, Robert | |
| Castle Rising Walpole is 1st elected to Parliament |
| Invasion of Charles II |  |
| Paris France invades the Spanish Netherlands & sparks off the hostlities of the war |
| Invasion of Poland Augustus II the Strong | |
| June Charles XII invades Poland |
| Invasion of Poland Charles XII | |
| Charles XII invades Poland, beginning a 6 yr string of victories over Saxony & Poland |
| Warsaw & Cracow fall to Charles XII during Great Northern War |
| Legislation Anne | |
| The Act of Settlement gives the succession to Sophia & the German House of Hanover |
| Legislation George I | |
| Act of Settlement, settles succession if William III, Mary II or Anne have no heirs |
| The Act of Settlement excludes James II & descendants from the throne |
| Legislation James II | |
| The Act of Settlement excludes James II & his descendants from the throne |
| Legislation Sophia Dorothea of Zell | |
| Ensures a Protestant succession |
| The Act of Settlement passes the crown on the death of Anne to Sophia |
| Marriage Philip V | |
| Madrid Marries Luisa of Savoy |
| Peerage Rich | |
| Warwick Created Earl of Warwick |
| Reform Anne | |
| The Act of Settlement gives the succession to Sophia & the German House of Hanover |
| Reform William III | |
| Excludes the Roman Catholic descendents of James II in favor of the House of Hanover |
| Legislation is passed to ensure a Protestant succession to the throne |
| Reform George I | |
| London Act of Settlement, settles succession if William III, Mary II or Anne have no heirs |
| London The Act of Settlement excludes Catholics from the throne, including James II |
| Reform Sophia Dorothea of Zell | |
| The Act of Settlement passes the crown on the death of Anne to Sophia |
| Siege of Riga Charles XII | |
| Riga Charles XII relieves Riga from Saxony |
| Riga Saxony lays siege to Riga |
| Succession Anne | |
| The Act of Settlement gives the succession to Sophia & the German House of Hanover |
| Succession James II | |
| The Act of Settlement excludes James II & his descendants from the throne |
| 16th Sep Succeeded as the Pretender to the English throne by James Edward, "the Old Pretender" |
| Succession Charles II | |
| Paris Succeeds as King of The Netherlands |
| Succession Dubois, Guillaume | |
| Sent by Orleans to persuade Philip V to recognize the rights of the Orleans ' to Spain |
| Succession Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Louis XIV recognizes James Frances Edward as James III of England & VIII of Scotland |
| Succession Philippe II of Orleans | |
| 9th June Succeeds as Duke of Orleans |
| Succession Frederick I | |
| Succeeds as King of Prussia, its 1st King |
| Succession Frederick III | |
| 18th Jan Berlin The Elector of Brandenburg becomes King of Prussia |
| Succession George I | |
| The Act of Settlement excludes James II & his descendants from the throne |
| Succession James Francis Edward | |
| If James had abjured his Catholicism he would have been James III in England |
| Succession Charles II | |
| The throne is claimed by Louis XIV for Philip V despite the Partition treaty of 1698 |
| Treaty of Partition Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Paris Louis XIV claims the Spanish throne for his grandson Philip V of Spain |
| Paris Signed by Britain, Austria, the Netherlands, Portugal & France |
| Treaty of Partition Charles II | |
| The throne is claimed by Louis XIV for Philip V despite the Partition treaty of 1698 |
| Trial Somers | |
| London Impeached but later acquitted |
