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| Alliance Augustus III |  |
| Supports Prussia in the 1st Silesian War |
| Campaign South America Anson, George |  |
| Commands the Centurion 60, Gloucester 50, Severn 50, Pearl 40, Wager 28, and the sloop Tryal, plus the two store ships |
| Successive disasters eventually reduce Anson's force to just the Centurion |
| Capture of Chagres Vernon, Edward |  |
| Chagres Captures Chagres from the Spanish |
| Censorship Frederick II the Great |  |
| Declares the abolition of censorship for books & periodicals |
| Circumnavigation Anson, George | |
| London Commands a squadron attacking the Spanish colonies & shipping in South America |
| London Returns to Britain with œ500,000 worth of Spanish treasure |
| Colonel William Augustus | |
| London Appointed Colonel of the Coldstream Guards |
| Commander Daun, Leopold Joseph von |  |
| Vienna Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Commodore Anson, George | |
| Appointed Coomodore of the squadron sent to attack Spanish possessions in South America |
| Coronation Frederick II the Great | |
| Berlin Receives formal homage from the provincial deputies |
| Cleves Recieves formal homage from the provincial deputies |
| Konigsberg Recieves formal homage from the provincial deputies |
| 31st May Berlin Crowned King of Prussia, says "a crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in" |
| Death Charles VI | |
| 20th Oct Death of Charles VI, the last male Habsburg |
| 20th Oct Death of Charles VI |
| Death Frederick II the Great | |
| Rheinsberg Summons Count von Podewils & General von Schweri to see how Prussia can benefit |
| 28th May Death of Frederick William I of Prussia |
| Death Frederick William I | |
| 31st May Potsdam Death of Frederick William I |
| 31st May Potsdam Says he had at last, "had the decency to die" |
| Diplomacy Maria Theresa | |
| Nov Silesia Frederick II offers to support Maria Theresa in return for Silesia but is refused |
| Diplomacy Frederick II the Great | |
| Strasbourg Visits Strasbourg, the only time Frederick II the Great stepped foot of French soil |
| Invasion of Silesia Frederick II the Great | |
| Silesia Questions the female succession of Maria Theresa to Austrian possessions |
| Dec Silesia Decides to make a preemptive strike against Maria Therasa & her ally the Russians |
| Dec Silesia Offers to vote for Maria Theresa's husband if Silesia is handed over to Prussia |
| Dec Silesia Decides to make a preemptive strike against Maria Therasa & her ally the Russians |
| Dec Silesia Offers to vote for Maria Theresa's husband if Silesia is handed over to Prussia |
| 12th Dec Silesia Orders his generals to invade Silesia |
| 16th Dec Silesia 1st day of the Prussian invasion of Silesia |
| 16th Dec Silesia Personally leads an army of 40,000 |
| Marshal Contades |  |
| Appointed Field Marshal |
| Opera House Frederick II the Great | |
| Berlin Invites Knobelsdorf to draw up plans for an Opera House in Berlin |
| Pope Benedict XIV |  |
| Appointed Pope |
| Publication Hume, David | |
| Publication of, "A Treatise of Human Nature" |
| Publication of, "Political Discourses" |
| Reform Frederick II the Great | |
| Declares the right of all religions to practice their beliefs |
| Regency Ivan VI |  |
| Proclaimed Tsar under the regency of Biron |
| Rule of Silesia Maria Theresa | |
| Nov Silesia Frederick II offers to support Maria Theresa in return for Silesia but is refused |
| Rule of Silesia Frederick II the Great | |
| Silesia Offers to vote for Maria Theresa's husband if Silesia is handed over to Prussia |
| Succession Charles VI | |
| 20th Oct Maria Theresa inherits the Habsburg Empire |
| 20th Oct Maria Theresa's succession is disputed by Charles Albert, Philip V & Augustus III |
| Succession Francis I | |
| Succeeds as coregent of Austria with Maria Theresa |
| Succession Maria Theresa | |
| Vienna Inherits the Habsburg Empire, disputed by Charles Albert, Philip V & Augustus III |
| Vienna Succeeds as Empress of Austria, the last Habsburg |
| Nov Vienna Succeeds as Queen of Hungary |
| Succession Charles VI | |
| 20th Oct Maria Theresa inherits the Habsburg Empire |
| 20th Oct Maria Theresa's succession is disputed by Charles Albert, Philip V & Augustus III |
| Succession Charles VII | |
| Vienna Succeeds as Emperor, the only non-Hapsburg Emperor after Sigismund of Luxemburg |
| 20th Oct Maria Theresa's succession is disputed by Charles Albert, Philip V & Augustus III |
| Succession Frederick II the Great | |
| Berlin Succeeds as King of Prussia |
| Succession Augustus III | |
| 20th Oct Maria Maria Theresa inherits the Habsburg Empire |
| 20th Oct Maria Theresa's succession is disputed by Charles Albert, Philip V & Augustus III |
| Succession Ivan VI | |
| Succeeds as Tsar, son of Anna Leopoldovna & Prince Anton Ulrich |
| Succession Philip V |  |
| 20th Oct Maria Theresa inherits the Habsburg Empire |
| 20th Oct Maria Theresa's succession is disputed by Charles Albert, Philip V & Augustus III |
| Torture Frederick II the Great | |
| Declares the abolition of torture for civilian offenders |
