1715

Years:
1712 1713 1714 - 1715 - 1716 1717 1718

Decades:
1680s 1690s 1700s - 1710s - 1720s 1730s 1740s

Centuries:
17th century - 18th century - 19th century

List of state leaders in 1715
List of religious leaders in 1715

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'Orléans, nephew of Louis XIV.
September - First of the major Jacobite Rebellions in Scotland against the rule of King George I. The Old Pretender, "James III" arrives from France (December).
Colony of Carolina goes to war with the Amerindian tribe of Yamasee


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