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| Arrest Alexis Petrovitch |  |
| Arrested for suspicion of plot to overthrow his father, Peter the Great |
| Condemned to death but dies before his execution |
| Assassination Charles XII |  |
11th Dec Fredriksten Shot in the head looking over a parapet close to the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway  |
| Battle of Passaro Gazta¤eta, Jos‚ Antonio de |  |
20th Aug Passaro A British  fleet under Admiral George Byng defeats a Spanish fleet of 26 men-of-war, 2 fireships, 4 bomb vessels, 7 galleys and several other ships with stores and provisions under Admiral Jos‚ Antonio de Gazta¤eta |
| Battle of Passaro Philip V | |
| 20th Aug Passaro A British fleet under Admiral George Byng defeats a Spanish fleet of 26 men-of-war, 2 fireships, 4 bomb vessels, 7 galleys and several other ships with stores and provisions under Admiral Jos‚ Antonio de Gazta¤eta |
20th Aug Passaro Austria  attempts to remove Spain from Italy  & defeats the Spanish fleet |
| Battle of Passaro Spain Byng, George | |
| 20th Aug Passaro A British fleet under Admiral George Byng defeats a Spanish fleet of 26 men-of-war, 2 fireships, 4 bomb vessels, 7 galleys and several other ships with stores and provisions under Admiral Jos‚ Antonio de Gazta¤eta |
| Birth Broglie, Victor-Fran‡ois de |  |
| 19th Oct Parma Birth of Victor-Fran‡ois de Broglie |
| Bishop of Pskov Prokopovich, Feofan | |
| Pskov Appointed Bishop of Pskov |
| Congress of Aland Gortz, Georg Heinrich von |  |
| Aland Represents Sweden at the Aland Congress |
| Conseil de Conscience Philippe II of Orleans | |
| 24th Sep Paris The conseil de conscience is abolished |
| Constitution Dubois, Guillaume | |
| Sep Abolishes councils for religion, war, foreign affairs & the interior |
| Council Religion Philippe II of Orleans | |
| 24th Sep Paris Abolishes councils for religion, war, foreign affairs & the interior |
| Death Belasyse, Thomas |  |
| Death of Thomas Belasyse |
| Death Alexis Petrovitch | |
| Death of Alexis Petrovitch, before his execution |
| Death Charles XII | |
| 11th Dec Fredriksten Death of Charles XII, assassinated |
| Declaration of War George I | |
| London George I is threatened by a Jacobiteinvasion from Spain & declares war on Philip V |
| Governor Stanislaw I |  |
| Zweibruckern Appointed Governor of Zweibruckern |
| Laws Bank Law, John |  |
| Dec Laws Bank gains royal status in France |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Dubois, Guillaume | |
| Sep Appointed Secretary of State for War & Foreign Affairs |
| Peerage Cowper, William | |
| Created Viscount Fordwich and Earl Cowper |
| Poet Laureate Eusden, Laurence | |
| Appointed Poet Laureate |
| Quadruple Alliance Charles VI | |
| 2nd Aug Parma & Tuscany will be inherited by the children of Elisabeth Farnese |
| 2nd Aug Spain cedes Sardinia to Charles VI who trades it with the Duke of Savoy for Sicily |
| 2nd Aug Charles VI agrees to renounce the Spanish Crown |
| Quadruple Alliance Dubois, Guillaume | |
| 2nd Aug Signs the Quadruple Alliance |
| Quadruple Alliance Philippe II of Orleans | |
| 2nd Aug Charles VI agrees to renounce the Spanish Crown |
| 2nd Aug Parma & Tuscany will be inherited by the children of Elizabeth Farnese |
| 2nd Aug Spain cedes Sardinia to Charles VI who trades it with the Duke of Savoy for Sicily |
| 2nd Aug The QuadrupleAlliance is signed |
| Quadruple Alliance George I | |
2nd Aug Austria , Britain , France & the Dutch  sign an alliance |
| 2nd Aug The Emperor guarantees the Hanoveriansuccession and thesuccession of the Orleans |
| Rule of Sardinia Charles VI | |
| 2nd Aug Sardinia Spain cedes Sardinia to Charles VI who trades it with the Duke of Savoy for Sicily |
| Rule of Sardinia Philippe II of Orleans | |
| 2nd Aug Sardinia Spain cedes Sardinia to Charles VI who trades it with the Duke of Savoy for Sicily |
| Rule of Sicily Charles VI | |
| 2nd Aug Sicily Spain cedes Sardinia to Charles VI who trades it with the Duke of Savoy for Sicily |
| Secretary of War Le Blanc, Louis Claude | |
| 24th Sep Appointed Secretary of State for War |
| Succession Toulouse | |
| 26th Aug Paris A Regency council deprives Toulouse of his royal privileges |
| Succession Ulrica ELeonora XII | |
| Stockholm Succeeds as Queen of Sweden |
| Treaty of Passarowitz Charles VI | |
| Passarowitz Charles VI Concludes a successful war against the Turks |
