1701
Dec 28
1701 • The Act of Settlement 1701 is passed by the Parliament of England to exclude the Catholic Stuarts from the British monarchy. Under its terms, King William III, childless, would be succeeded by Queen Mary II's sister Princess Anne and her descendants. If Anne should have no descendants, she would be succeeded by Sophia of Hanover and her descendants (hence the Hanoverian Succession in 1714). |
1737
Age: 34y
birth of childAbraham Van Buren Albany, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1737 • Russo-Turkish War, 1735-1739: Russian forces under Field Marshal Munnich storm the Ottoman fortress of Ochakov and take prisoner 4,000 Turks. |
1766
Age: 63y
1766 • Christian VII becomes King of Denmark. |