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| Alliance Charles XII |  |
| Baltic Sea Peter I, Augustus II & Frederick IV form a secret Alliance against Charles XII |
| Baltic Peter I, Augustus II & Frederick IV form a secret Alliance against Charles XII |
| Battle of Narva Augustus II the Strong |  |
| 20th Nov Narva Charles XII destroys the Russian Army |
| Battle of Narva Charles XII | |
| 30th Nov Narva Seventeen-year-old Charles XII of Sweden leads 8,000 men against 80,000 besieging Russians and beats them soundly, the Swedes lose only 600 men |
| Commander Churchill, John |  |
| Sep Appointed Commander of the Home Army in England & the Netherlands |
| Death Anne | |
| London Death of Gloucester, Anne's only direct heir |
| Death Belasyse, Thomas | |
| Death of Thomas Belasyse, his Earldom becomes extinct but the viscountancy passes to his nephew |
| Death William of Gloucester | |
| London Death of Gloucester, Anne's only direct heir |
| Declaration of War Augustus II the Strong | |
| Denmark invades Schleswig & Saxony invades Livonia, Charles XII then invades Zeeland |
| Declaration of War Peter I the Great |  |
| Declares war on Sweden, Russia, Poland & Denmark oppose Sweden in the Baltic |
| Declaration of War Charles XII | |
| Charles invades Zeeland & forces Denmark to sign treaty of Travenda |
| Sweden declares war on Denmark, Denmark invades Schleswig & Saxony invades Livonia |
| Diplomacy Peter I the Great | |
| Peter I, Augustus II of Poland, & Frederick IV of Denmark join against Charles XII |
| Invasion of Ingria Augustus II the Strong | |
| Ingria The Russians invade Ingria |
| Invasion of Livonia Augustus II the Strong | |
| Livonia The invasion of Livonia precipitates the Great Northern War with Sweden |
| Oct Livonia Charles XII invades Livonia |
| Invasion of Livonia Charles XII | |
| Livonia Sweden declares war on Denmark, Denmark invades Schleswig & Saxony invades Livonia |
| 6th Oct Livonia Charles XII lands in Livonia & relieves Narva |
| 13th Nov Livonia 13-19 Nov, Charles XII scatters Russian forces blocking the Swdeish route to Narva |
| 13th Nov Livonia Peter I & his Russian forces are forced to flee |
| Invasion of Schleswig Frederick IV |  |
| April Schleswig Denmark conquers Schleswig from the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, ally of Sweden |
| Invasion of Schleswig Charles XII | |
| Schleswig Sweden declares war on Denmark, Denmark invades Schleswig & Saxony invades Livonia |
| Invasion of Zealand Augustus II the Strong | |
| 4th Aug Zealand Charles XII invades Zealand |
| Invasion of Zealand Charles XII | |
| 4th Aug Zealand Charles army & fleet advance on Copenhagen, the dDanes sue for peace |
| Lord High Treasurer Godolphin, Sidney | |
| Appointed Lord High Treasurer, 1st term |
| Marriage Walpole, Robert |  |
| Walpole marries Catherine Shorter |
| Master General Ordinance Churchill, John | |
| Sep London Appointed Master of the General Ordinance |
| Peerage Churchill, John | |
| Sep London Created Knight of the Garter |
| Pope Clement XI |  |
| Vatican Appointed Pope, Giovanni Francesco Albani |
| Quadruple Alliance Frederick IV | |
| Peter I, Augustus II & Frederick IV form a secret Alliance against Charles XII |
| Rule of Azov Peter I the Great | |
| 23rd June Azov The end of 5 years of war, Russia retains Azov but has to give up the Black Sea fleet |
| Rule of Baltic Sea Peter I the Great | |
| Baltic Sea Takes advantage of Charles XII's age of 16 & to end Sweden's domination of the Baltic |
| Siege of Narva Peter I the Great | |
| Oct Narva Peter the Great's army of 40,000 besiege Narva |
| 13th Nov Narva 13-19 Nov, Charles XII scatters Russian forces blocking the Swdeish route to Narva |
| 13th Nov Narva Peter I & his forces are forced to flee by the Swedish |
| Siege of Narva Charles XII | |
| Narva Defeats the Russian forces besieging Narva |
| Siege of Riga Augustus II the Strong | |
| June Riga Augustus ' Saxon troops begin to besiege Riga |
| Speaker House of Commons Harley, Robert | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Succession Charles VI |  |
| Leopold I claims the throne of Spain for his son, leads to war |
| Succession Anne | |
| Anne has no successor, despite 18 pregnancies |
| Succession Charles II |  |
| 21st Oct Draws up a will in favor of Philip of Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV |
| 1st Nov The Spanish throne is claimed by Louis XIV for Philip V despite the Partition Treaty |
| Testament Charles II Louis XIV the Sun King |  |
| 16th Nov Paris Accepts the testament of Charles II |
| 1st Dec Paris Charles ' testament is questioned by Monssieur |
| Treaty of Partition Charles II | |
| 1st Nov The Spanish throne is claimed by Louis XIV for Philip V despite the Partition Treaty |
| Treaty of Travendal Augustus II the Strong | |
| 18th Aug Travendal Charles XII invades Zeeland forcing Denmark to sign the treaty of Travendal |
| 18th Aug Travendal Denmark is forced to leave the anti-Swedish alliance |
| Treaty of Travendal Charles XII | |
| 18th Aug Travendal Denmark agrees against further hostilities against Sweden |
| 18th Aug Travendal Denmark returns Schleswig to the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp |
| Triple Alliance Augustus II the Strong | |
| Peter I, Augustus II & Frederick IV form a secret Alliance against Charles XII |
