1693
| 1693 • Nine Years' War: The Dutch-English army led personally by King William III of England is defeated by the French (with Irish Jacobite mercenaries) at the Battle of Landen near Neerwinden in Flemish Brabant. |
1723
Age: 30y
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birth of childJames Givens County Antrim, Ireland ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1723 • Louis XV of France attains his majority. |
1790
Oct 22
Age: 97y
| 1790 • France is divided into 83 départements, which cut across the former provinces, in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on noble ownership of land. |