18TH CENTURY

18th century[edit]

Year	Date	Event
1701	9 July	Battle of Carpi: In what was the first battle of the War of the Spanish succession, Austrian invaders encountered the French army atCarpi, and defeated them.
1713	11 April	War of the Spanish Succession: France and England signed the Treaty of Utrecht, under which Philip V of Spain renounced for himself and his descendants any right to the French throne. Similarly, possible heirs to the French crown renounced all rights to the rulership ofSpain.
1714	7 March	War of the Spanish Succession: The Treaty of Rastatt ended hostilities between France and Austria.
1715	1 September	Louis XIV died of gangrene. His five-year-old great-grandson Louis XV succeeded him, with his nephew Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, acting as regent.
1720	17 February	Treaty of The Hague: France and its allies signed a treaty with Spain, thus ending the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
1723	15 February	Louis XV Became the new King of France.
1738	18 November	Treaty of Vienna: The signing of the treaty ended the War of the Polish Succession. France gained the Duchy of Lorraine and Bar.
1748	18 October	Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle: The signing of the treaty, dictated by France and Britain, ended the War of the Austrian Succession. The French population was dissatisfied with the terms, considering the French conquests during the war.
1763	10 February	Seven Years' War: France and some allied and enemy nations sign the Treaty of Paris ending the Seven Years' War, resulting in a major blow on French colonial possessions.
1768	15 May	Treaty of Versailles: In order to pay its debts and being no longer able to suppress struggle for independence, the Republic of Genoaceded Corsica to France. Corsica remained French ever since.
1774	10 May	Louis XV died. He was succeeded by his grandson Louis XVI.
1778	February	France recognizes the American colonies as independent from the United Kingdom, making its involvement in the American War of Independence official. France will wage war with the United Kingdom in the Americas and other parts of the world assuring victory with thePeace of Paris.
1789	14 July	The French Revolution began with the storming of the Bastille.
1793	21 January	Former King of France Louis XVI was executed by guillotine. The National Convention had taken power a few months earlier.
	7 June	Revolutionary Paris sections took over the Convention, calling for administrative and political purges, starting 1-year and 2 months of what is known as the Reign of Terror.
	16 October	Former Queen of France Marie Antoinette was executed by guillotine.
1795	2 November	The Directory seized power over the Convention.
1797	17 October	War of the First Coalition – The Treaty of Campo Formio is signed between France and Austria following decisive French military victories. The treaty marks the collapse of the First Coalition, composed of European powers which tried to contain Revolutionary France.
1798	7 July	The United States Congress rescinded treaties with France, a moment considered as the semi-official beginning of the Quasi-War.
1799	9 November	Coup of 18 Brumaire: General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the French Directory, replacing it with the French Consulate.