Explore 187 historical events from 1700–1709.
In the Great Northern War (1700–1721) a coalition led by Russia successfully contested the supremacy of Sweden in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the a…
Great Northern War: Polish–Saxon forces were defeated by a Swedish army half their size at the Battle of Kliszów.
The House of Bourbon is a dynasty that originated in the Kingdom of France as a branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Nava…
A Bourbon force under Nicolas Catinat withdraws from a smaller Habsburg force under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the…
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, also known as the Iroquois, are a confederacy of Iroquoian-speaking Native Americans and First Nations peoples in northeast North America. They were …
Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River…
Antoine de la Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, born Antoine Laumet, was a French explorer, military officer, colonial administrator in New France, and founder of Detroit, Michigan.
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit.
The Great Peace of Montreal was a peace treaty between New France and 39 First Nations of North America that ended the Beaver Wars. It was signed on August 4, 1701, by Louis-Hector…
Great Peace of Montreal between New France and First Nations is signed.
Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the third-oldest institution of higher education in t…
The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
James Francis Edward Stuart, also known as the Old Pretender, was the senior House of Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1701 until his death in 1…
James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of…
Charles Emmanuel III was Duke of Savoy, King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from his father's abdication on 3 September 1730 until his death in 1773. He was the pater…
Charles Emmanuel III, King of Sardinia (died 1773)
Carl Heinrich Graun was a German composer and tenor. Along with Johann Adolph Hasse, he is considered to be the most important German composer of Italian opera of his time.
Carl Heinrich Graun, German tenor and composer (died 1759)
William Emerson was an English mathematician. He was born in Hurworth, near Darlington, where his father, Dudley Emerson, also a mathematician, taught a school.
William Emerson, English mathematician and academic (died 1782)
François Rebel was a French composer of the Baroque era. Born in Paris, the son of the leading composer Jean-Féry Rebel, he was a child prodigy who became a violinist in the orches…
François Rebel, French violinist and composer (died 1775)
Mary, Countess of Harold was an English aristocrat and philanthropist.
Mary, Countess of Harold, English aristocrat and philanthropist (died 1785)
Thomas Blackwell the younger was a classical scholar, historian and "one of the major figures in the Scottish Enlightenment."
Thomas Blackwell, Scottish historian and scholar (died 1757)
Marguerite d'Youville, SGM was a French Canadian widow who founded the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, commonly known as the "Grey Nuns". She was canonized by Pope John Paul II in …
Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, Canadian nun and saint, founded Grey Nuns (died 1771)
Charles le Beau was a French historical writer.
Charles le Beau, French historian and author (died 1778)
Maria Amalia of Austria was Holy Roman empress, queen of Bohemia, and electress of Bavaria among many other titles as the spouse of Emperor Charles VII. By birth, she was an archdu…
Maria Amalia, Holy Roman Empress (died 1756)
William Kidd, also known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd, was a Scottish privateer. Conflicting accounts exist regarding his early life, but he was likely born in Du…
William Kidd, Scottish pirate (born 1645)
Madeleine de Scudéry, often known simply as Mademoiselle de Scudéry, was a French writer.
Madeleine de Scudéry, French author (born 1607)
Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet was a British nobleman dramatist, and politician. He is chiefly remembered for his sharp wit and notorious profligacy, which made him a prominent fi…
Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, English playwright and politician (born 1639)
William Stoughton was a New England magistrate and colonial administrator in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was in charge of what have come to be known as the Salem Witch Tr…
William Stoughton, American judge and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (born 1631)
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath PC was an English landowner who served in the Royalist army during the First English Civil War and was rewarded for his services after the 1660 Stu…
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1628)
Edmé Boursault was a French dramatist and miscellaneous writer from the era of Louis XIV. He is known for his innovative theatrical trends, polemical writing, epistolary novels, an…
Edmé Boursault, French author and playwright (born 1638)
James II and VII was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from February 1685 until he was deposed in the 1688 Glorious Revolution. The last Cat…
James II of England (born 1633)
Stanislaus Papczyński, MIC, born Jan Papczyński and in religion Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary, was a Polish Catholic priest who founded the Marians of the Immaculate Conception, the…
Stanislaus Papczyński, Polish priest and saint (born 1631)