1699 • Treaty of Karlowitz is concluded. The Republic of Venice, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Holy Roman Empire sign a peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Turks cede to Austria all their former territories in Transylvania, Slavonia, Croatia and the whole of Hungary except for the Banat of Temesvar. The Peloponnese and Dalmatia are ceded to Venice. Large parts of the Ukraine are ceded to Poland. The treaty marks a significant stage in the decline of the Ottoman Empire that has dominated eastern Europe since the fall of Constantinople in 1453.

1720

Nov 6
Age: 21y

marriage

Johannes Wilhelm Klinger
Reichelsheim, Erbach, Hessen, Germany ⇓
Evangelische Kirche
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1720 • Jonathan Swift begins Gulliver's Travels.

Jul 11
Age: 24y

John Phillip Klinger
Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ⇓
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1723 • Mapuche Uprising of 1723 begins in Chile.

Apr 10
Age: 81y

Pfaffen-Beerfurth, Erbach, Hessen, Germany ⇓
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1780 • Louis XVI of France abolishes the use of torture in extracting confessions.