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Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades: 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s - 1710s - 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s
Years: 1710 1711 1712 1713 1714 - 1715 - 1716 1717 1718 1719 1720
Events
- September 1 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, leaving the throne of his exhausted and indebted country to his great-grandson Louis XV. Regent for the new, five years old monarch is Philippe d'Orleans, nephew of Louis XIV.
Year in topic
Births
- October 23 - Emperor Peter II of Russia
Deaths
- May 19 - Charles Montagu, Chancellor of the Exchequer
- September 1 - King Louis XIV of France
