1720
| 1720 • Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden resigns to let her husband Frederick I take over as king of Sweden. She had desired a joint rule, in a similar manner to William and Mary in Britain, but as the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates refuses this, she abdicates in her husband's favour instead. |
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1755
Age: 35y
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birth of childJohn Burton Orange County, Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1755 • King Ferdinand IV of Spain grants the Religious of the Virgin Mary in the Philippines royal protection. |
1801
Jun 22
Age: 81y
| 1801 • The legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland is completed under the Act of Union 1800, bringing about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and abolition of the Parliament of Ireland. |