1700
May 13
| 1700 • Louis XIV accepts the Spanish crown on behalf of his grandson Philip of Anjou, who becomes Philip V of Spain (to 1746), thus triggering the War of the Spanish Succession in 1701. |
1749
Jul 3
Age: 49y
| 1749 • The naval settlement of Halifax, Nova Scotia is founded as the British answer to Louisbourg. |