"War of the Spanish Succession"

Louis Xiv Of France male, deceased (1715): King of France, mazarin, Louvois, Villars, the Great Condé, Turenne…Nine Years War, war, Monarch of Canada, Franco-Dutch War, WaroftheSpanishSuccession; Louis XIV (baptised as "Louis-Dieudonné") or as Louis the Great, spanned seventy-two years-the longest reign of any major European monarch. During t...

John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough male, deceased (1722): from Old Windsor, Captain-General, flanders, duke of marlborough, William and Mary, Old Pauline…Pages of Honour, War of the Grand Alliance, James, Duke of York, WaroftheSpanishSuccession, Battle of Blenheim; John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (6 June 1650 - 27 June 1722) was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five...

John Campbell (John Campbell 2nd Duke of Argyll) male, deceased (1743): Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, Diplomatic peer, Act of Union, Field Marshal, House of Lords, noble…duke of marlborough, order of the garter, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Act of Union 1707, Duke in the Peerage of Scotland; Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich KG (October 10, 1678 – October 4, 1743) was a Scottish soldier and no...

George Wade male, deceased (1748): buried at Westminster Abbey, from County Westmeath, Member of the Privy Council of Great Britain, Fort William, Scotland, flanders, fort william…WaroftheSpanishSuccession, Battle of Saragossa, George I of the United Kingdom, Battle of Almansa; George Wade was a British military commander. Wade was born in Kilavally, Westmeath, Ireland. He joined the British Army in 1690 and served in...

Jean-Baptiste Colbert marquis de Torcy male, deceased (1746): French, louis xiv, de facto, diplomat, treaty of utrecht, WaroftheSpanishSuccession…Treaty of Rastatt, Spanish Bourbons; Jean-Baptiste Colbert, marquis de Torcy (September 14, 1665, Paris - September 2, 1746, Paris), generally called Colbert de Torcy, was a French...

Edward Vernon male, deceased (1757): Shrewsbury, Rye, Westminster, London, William III, King of England, captain, mary…WaroftheSpanishSuccession, Spanish Empire, Battle of Malaga, War of Jenkins' Ear, Battle of Barcelona; Edward Vernon ("Old Grog") (12 November 1684-30 October 1757) was an English naval officer. Born in Westminster, London, Vernon was the second son...

Henry Jennings male: Queen Anne’s War, havana, WaroftheSpanishSuccession, peso, governor, Spanish treasure ships…Spanish silver fleet, war of spanish succession, treaty of utrecht, Spanish Plate Fleet, famous for one single act of piracy; Henry Jennings was an 18th century British privateer who served primarily during the War of Spanish Succession and later served as leader of the...

Louis, Dauphin Of France male, deceased (1711): The Great Dauphin, Heir apparent who never acceded, Dauphin of France, Philip IV, Queen consort, Heirs apparent who never acceded…WaroftheSpanishSuccession, Anna of Austria, House of Bourbon, Louis the Grand Dauphin; Louis, Dauphin of France (known as The Great Dauphin, "le Grand Dauphin" in French) (1 November, 1661 - 14 April, 1711) was the eldest son and heir...

John Benbow male, deceased (1702): HMS Breda, William III, sale, ruby, War of the Grand Alliance, dunkirk…WaroftheSpanishSuccession, Action of August 1702, The engagement; John Benbow, English admiral, the son of a tanner in Shrewsbury. He went to sea when very young, and served in the navy as master's mate and...

Anthonie Heinsius male, deceased (1720): Holland, dutch, Grand Pensionary, delft, louis xiv, voc…War of the Grand Alliance, WaroftheSpanishSuccession, States of Holland, Estates-General of the Netherlands, William III of Orange; Anthonie (or Antonius) Heinsius (November 22 1641, Delft - August 3 1720, The Hague) was a Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of...

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