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| Abdication Peter III |  |
| Deposed by a group of nobles led by Orlov & with the connivance of his wife |
| Alliance Frederick II the Great |  |
| Tsarina Elizabet dies & is succeeded by the pro-Prussian Peter III |
| Assassination Orlov | |
| Strangles Peter III in plot to place Catherine II on the throne |
| Assassination Peter III | |
| Assassinated after the abdication & succeeded by his wife Catherine II |
| Battle of Burkersdorf Daun, Leopold Joseph von |  |
| 21st July Burkersdorf Frederick II the Great defeats the Austrian Army under Daun |
| Battle of Burkersdorf Frederick II the Great | |
| 21st July Burkersdorf Frederick II the Great defeats the Austrian Army under Daun |
| Battle of Wilhelmstal Karl I | |
| 24th June Wilhelmstal Helps the Prusso-British Army defeat the French in Westphalia |
| Battle of Wilhelmstal Granby, John |  |
| Wilhelmstal Helps the Prusso-British Army defeat the French in Westphalia |
| Birth Bathurst, Henry | |
| 22nd May Birth of Henry Bathurst |
| Birth George III | |
| London Birth of George IV, eldest son of George III & Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Birth George IV | |
| 12th Aug St James Palace Birth of George IV, eldest son of George III & Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Capture of Granada Rodney | |
| Grenada Captures Granada |
| Capture of Havana Anson, George | |
| Havana An attack on the hub of Spanish trade as war with Spain appears inevitable |
| Havana Issues orders to capture Havana |
| Capture of Manila Pearson, Richard | |
| 5th Oct Manila Takes part in the capture of Manila |
| Capture of Martinique Rodney | |
| Martinique Captures the Island of Martinique |
| Capture of Silesia Frederick II the Great | |
| Silesia Captures Silesia after victory at the battle of Burkersdorf |
| Capture of St Lucia Rodney | |
| St Lucia Captures St Lucia |
| Chancellor Dashwood, Francis | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Colonel Suvorov | |
| Appointed Colonel |
| Coup d'Etat Catherine II the Great | |
| 4 days afterwar a Coup Catherine's husband Peter III dies in a scuffle |
| Catherine's lover Gregori Orlov stages a coup |
| 17th July Rospha Death of Peter III, at the hands of Alexei Orlov (younger brother to Gregory Orlov, then court favorite and a participant in the coup) |
| Coup d'Etat Dashkova, Yekaterina | |
| Helps put Catherine II the Great on the throne |
| Coup d'Etat Orlov | |
| A paramour of Catherine II |
| Leader in plot to dethrone & assassinate Peter III & place Catherine II on the throne |
| Coup d'Etat Orlov, Alexei | |
| 17th July Rospha Death of Peter III, at the hands of Alexei Orlov (younger brother to Gregory Orlov, then court favorite and a participant in the coup) |
| Coup d'Etat Peter III | |
| 17th July Rospha Death of Peter III, at the hands of Alexei Orlov (younger brother to Gregory Orlov, then court favorite and a participant in the coup) |
| Coup d'Etat Potemkin | |
| Takes part in a plot against Peter III |
| Death Anson, George | |
| Death of George Anson |
| Death Catherine II the Great | |
| 17th July Rospha Death of Peter III, at the hands of Alexei Orlov (younger brother to Gregory Orlov, then court favorite and a participant in the coup) |
| Death Elizabeth | |
| Death of Elizabeth |
| Death Orlov | |
| Strangles Peter III in plot to place Catherine II on the throne |
| Death Peter III | |
| Rospha Assassinated after the abdication & succeeded by his wife Catherine II |
| Emancipation Nobles Peter III | |
| Peter III emancipates the nobles from state service, allowing development of a leisured, cultured class |
| First Lord of the Admiralty Grenville, George Nugent Temple | |
| London Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty |
| First Lord of the Admiralty Montague Dunk | |
| London Appointed first Lord of the Admiralty |
| Lord Lieutenant Montague Dunk | |
| Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland |
| Marshal Broglie, Victor-Fran‡ois de |  |
| Appointed Marshal |
| Partition Peter III | |
| 5th Aug Russia, Prussia and Austria sign a treaty agreeing on the partition of Poland |
| Peerage Clive, Robert | |
| Plassey Created Baron Clive of Plassey |
| Peerage George IV | |
| 17th Aug London Created Prince of Wales & Earl of Chester |
| President Daun, Leopold Joseph von | |
| Appointed President of the Imperial War Council |
| Prime Minister Stuart | |
| 26th May Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Privy Council Campbell, John |  |
| Appointed Privy Councillor |
| Publication Rousseau, Jean-Jacques |  |
| Advocates justice, equality & fair distribution of wealth |
| Claims Government is a contract of rulers & ruled by the "General will" |
| Publication of, "Emile" |
| Publication of, "Le Contrat Social" |
| Purchase Buckingham Palace George III | |
| London Purchases what was then Buckingham House for ś21,000 from Sir Charles Sheffield |
| Rebellion Catherine II the Great | |
| 14th July In the course of July 13 and July 14, the revolt of the Leib Guard removes Peter from the throne and proclaimes Catherine as reigning Empress |
| Rule of Poland Peter III | |
| 5th Aug Russia, Prussia and Austria sign a treaty agreeing on the partition of Poland |
| Secretary of State Grenville, George Nugent Temple | |
| Appointed Secretary of State |
| Secretary of State Montague Dunk | |
| Appointed Secretary of State |
| Succession Go-Sakuramachi |  |
| Succeeds as Emperor of Japan |
| Succession Catherine II the Great | |
| 14th July In the course of July 13 and July 14, the revolt of the Leib Guard removes Peter from the throne and proclaimes Catherine as reigning Empress |
| 17th July Although not descended from any Russian Emperor, Catherine succeeds her husband and becomes reigning Empress , following an earlier precedent when Catherine I succeeded Peter I in 1725 |
| 17th July Catherine's ascension manifesto justifies her succession by citing the "unanimous election" but many regard her reign as a usurpation, tolerable only during the minority of Grand Duke Paul |
| 25th Dec Peter succeeds to the throne as Peter III of Russia and moves into the new Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Catherine thus becomes Empress Consort of Russia |
| Succession Peter III | |
| Succeeds as Tsar of Russia |
| Treaty of St Petersburg Frederick II the Great | |
| 15th May St Petersburg Ends the war between Prussia & Russia, saves Frederick from almost total defeat |
| 15th May St Petersburg Tsar Peter III loans Frederick a Russian army corps |
| 22nd May St Petersburg Ends the war between Prussia & Sweden |
| 22nd May St Petersburg Frederick can now concentrate his forces against Austria |
| Treaty of St Petersburg Peter III | |
| 15th May St Petersburg Ends the war between Prussia & Russia |
| 15th May St Petersburg Saves Frederick from almost total defeat, Peter loans Frederick a Russian army corp |
| Winter Palace Peter III | |
| St Petersburg The Winter Palace, triumph of lavish rococo style, is begun in St. Petersburg |
