Louis XV 1710-1774

Duc de Maine, Louis-Auguste de Bourbon 1670-1736

Philippe II, Duc d' Orleans 1674-1723

Polysynody

The Nobility of the Sword (to run the kingdom instead of the king)

French tried to catch up with the financial revolution but failed.

John Law 1671-1729

• The Mississippi Company
• Bank Royale

Andre-Hercule Cardinal Fleury 1653-1743

King George I 1660-1727

King George II 1683-1760

Sir Robert Walpole 1676-1745, served the head of the British Treasury and in effect prime minister 1720 to 1742

• controlled all the patronage
• the old core were never enough to secure the majority, therefore he had to convince the country that he was the right man for the job
• choose political stands favored by people on various issues
• pursued peace in Europe and kept taxes

Poland

• Sejm
• Liberum Veto
• Szlachta

War of the Polish Succession 1733-1735

Treaty of Vienna 1735

1739-1742, the war between British and Spanish over trading rights; War of Jenkins's Ear 1739-1742

War of the Austrian Succession 1740-1748

Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle 1748

Seven Years' War 1756-1763

The Treaty of Paris 1763

King George III 1738-1820