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| Birth Wolfe, James |  |
| 2nd Jan Westerham Birth of James Wolfe, Westerham, Kent, elder son of a Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Bishop of Anconia Benedict XIV |  |
| Anconia Appointed Bishop of Anconia |
| Burial George I | |
| Hanover Buried in Leinschloss Church, 1st British monarch to be buried abroad since Richard I |
| Capture of Gibraltar George I | |
| Gibraltar The Spanish sieze Gibraltar |
| Coronation George II | |
| 11th Oct Westminster Abbey Crowned at Westminster Abbey |
| Death George I | |
| 11th June Osnabruck Death of George I, at Osnabruck Castle in the room he was born in |
| 11th June Osnabruck Death of George I, of apoplexy on his way to Hanover |
| Death Catherine I |  |
| 16th May Dies age 44 & succeeded by her son Peter |
| Diplomacy George I | |
| 3rd June Hanover Visits Hanover |
| Election Campbell, John |  |
| Dunbartonshire Elected Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire |
| Ensign Montcalm Gozon Montcalm-Gozon |  |
| Appointed Ensign in his father's regiment |
| Government Walpole, Robert | |
| Instructed by George II to take orders from Spencer Compton |
| Peerage Compton | |
| London Walpole draws up a long civil list, Compton is passed over for PM & created Earl |
| Reform Walpole, Robert | |
| The Winner of the favor of George II when he increases the Civil List by œ100,000 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Campbell, Archibald |  |
| One of the founders of the Royal Bank of Scotland, acted as the bank's first governor |
| Succession George II | |
| 22nd June London Succeeds as King of Great Britain, the Prince of Wales succeeds his father, George I |
| Succession Peter II | |
| Succeeds as Tsar of Russia, son of Peter I the Great |
