1715

Years: 1712 1713 1714 - 1715 - 1716 1717 1718

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

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1715 in literature 1715 in music 1715 in science 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

Ongoing events

• Great Northern War (1700-1721)

Births

• October 4 - Victor Riqueti, Marquis de Mirabeau
• October 23 - Emperor Peter II of Russia
• Robert–François Damiens attempted assassin of Louis XV of France

Deaths

• May 19 - Charles Montagu, Chancellor of the Exchequer
• September 1 - King Louis XIV of France
• October 13 - Nicolas Malebranche
• December 28 - William Carstares (aka William Carstairs)