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CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

OF

THE THIRD VOLUME

BOOK V.

FROM THE PEACE OF WESTPHALIA, 1648, TO THE PEACE OF

UTRECHT, 1713, AND OF NYSTADT, 1721.

CHAPTER I.

The Fronde.-War between France and Spain.-Between England and

Holland.-Policy of Cromwell.-Affairs of the Empire.—Treaty of the

Pyrenees (pp. 1-35).

CHAPTER II.

Affairs of Sweden, Russia, and Poland.-Frederick William the Great

Elector.-Wars of Charles X.-Treaties of Oliva, Copenhagen, and

Kardis (pp. 36-65).

1644. Christina Queen of Sweden

1649. Names Charles Gustavus to
the Succession

1657. Frederick III. of Denmark de-

clares War against Charles

X.

Leopold of Austria aids John

Casimir

State of Poland under that

Affairs of Portugal.-Question of the Spanish Succession, and Wars arising

out of it. The Triple Alliance and Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle.-Louis

XIV.'s War with the Dutch.-Coalition against him.-Peace of Nimeguen

(pp. 66-103).

War between Austria and Turkey.-Holy League.-Affairs of Hungary
and Poland.-Revolutions in Denmark and Sweden.-Wars of the
Swedes, Prussians, and Danes (pp. 104-129).

1658. Mahomet IV. interferes in

Transylvania

1663. Achmet Kôprili invades that

country.

1702. Peace between Russia and the

Treaty of Vasvar

107

1660. The Danish Crown made here-

1678. Revolt of the Hungarians

under Tekeli

108

New Constitution, or Lex

xii

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CHAPTER V.

Ambitious Plans of Louis XIV.-His Bigotry and Intolerance.-He revokes

the Edict of Nantes.-William III. organises the League of Augsburg.

-War between France and the Empire.-Peace of Ryswick (pp. 130-

164).

A.D.

1680. Louis XIV. appoints the

Chambres de Réunion

166

167

168

169

170

171

172

CHAPTER VI.

Reign of Charles II. of Spain and Question of the Spanish Succession.-

Treaties of Partition.-Death of Charles II.-Louis XIV. accepts the

Spanish Inheritance for his Son Philip V.-Second Grand Alliance against

Louis.-War of the Spanish Succession.-Peace of Utrecht (pp. 165—212)

1698. State of Spain under Chs. II. 165

Question of the Spanish Suc-

cession

Various Claimants

First Treaty of Partition.

1599. Death of the Electoral Prince

of Bavaria

1700. Second Treaty of Partition

Charles appeals to the Pope.

His Testament and Death

Louis XIV. accepts the In-

heritance for his Son

Methuen Treaty

184

Philip V. first Bourbon

1704. Campaign

185

Marlborough defeats Tallard

1701. Acknowledged by William

at Blenheim

III.

213

214

Capitulation of Brihuega

1711. Death of Joseph I.

Campaign.

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Change of Administration in

England

199

200

Results of the War.

Death of Queen Anne (1714) 209

Death of Louis XIV.

Death-bed Repentance.

Retrospect of his Reign

210

211

How regarded by the French 212

CHAPTER VII.

Retrospect of Swedish History.-Of Danish and Russian History.-

Wars of Charles XII. with the Danes, Saxons, and Russians.—Of the

Russians and Turks.-Death of Charles XII. and Revolution in Swe-

den (pp. 213-255).

1697. Death of Charles XI. of

Sweden.

Patkul persuades Augustus

II. of Poland to seize Li-
vonia.

Disputes between Denmark

and Sweden

1699. Death of Christian V., and

Accession of Frederick IV.