2. K i n g G e o r g e I I A s c e n d e d : Ju n e 1 1 , 1 7 2 7
D i e d : O c t o b e r 2 5 , 1 7 6 0
N o t e : a d j u s t e d f o r c h a n g e f r o m Ju l i a n t o G r e g o r i a n
c a l e n d a r 1 7 5 1 / 1 7 5 2 ( 3 3 y e a r s 1 m o n t h s 1 4 d a y s )
King George I Ascended: August 1, 1714
Died: June 11, 1727 (12 years 10 months 9 days)
3. Great Britain & France
For many years they were in conflict. (see
“The chronology of war between France and England”)
From 1713 to 1739 they enjoyed a period of repose after signing
of the Treaty of Utretch: - Walpole was Chief Minister in Great
Britain 1721-1742
-Fleury was Chief Minister in France
1720-1729
4. Great Britain &
Spain
The Battle of Cape Passaro, 11
August 1718
by Peter Monamy and Isaac
Sailmaker
Date painted: c.1718–1740s
Oil on canvas, 90 x 122 cm
Collection: National Maritime
Museum
5. T H E B A T T L E O F C A P E PA S S A R O :
By the Treaty of Utrecht, France and Austria contemplated ceding
Sicily to the Emperor.
This arrangement displeased the Spanish, who wanted to recover
Sardinia and Sicily from Italy (1718).
On 17 December 1718, France, Britain and Austria declared war on
Spain.The Netherlands joined them later, declaring war on Spain in
August 1719 (War of the Quadruple Alliance)
The Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England in a naval
battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passaro.
7. Great Britain & Spain
-War of Jenkins’ Ear ->conflict between Great Britain and Spain
(October 1739)
-It was precipitated by an incident that took place in 1738 when
Captain Robert Jenkins appeared before a committee of the
House of Commons and exhibited his own amputated ear, cut
off in April 1731 in the West Indies by Spanish coast guards,
who had boarded his ship, pillaged it, and then set it adrift.
9. -The war of the Austrian succession is
a conglomeration of related wars.
To understand the conflict, let´s
watch the following video:
10. TREATY OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE
-This treaty ended the War of Austrian Succession .
- Signatories : Great Britain, France, the Habsburg Empire, the
United Provinces of the Low Countries (Netherlands), Prussia,
Spain, Modena, Genoa, and Sardinia.
• Prussia keeps the former Austrian province of Silesia
• France regains the fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton
Island, Nova Scotia.
11. Maps before and after the treaty:
Europe in the years after the Treaty of
Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748
