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5 giorni fa · In 1741, the allied army of 40,000 Spaniards and Neapolitans under the command of the Duke of Montemar had advanced towards Modena, Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena had allied himself with them, but the vigilant Austrian commander, Count Otto Ferdinand von Traun had out-marched them, captured Modena and forced the Duke to make a separate peace.
2 giorni fa · In 1741, he requested permission to leave to Berlin, arguing he was in need of a milder climate for his eyesight. The Russian academy gave its consent and would pay him 200 rubles per year as one of its active members.
4 giorni fa · Voltaire, Candido o l'ottimismo , capitolo VI, 1759) Château di Voltaire a Ferney (oggi chiamata Ferney-Voltaire in suo onore), situata in Francia, all'epoca sul confine franco-ginevrino. È di questo periodo la pubblicazione della tragedia Oreste (1750), considerata una delle opere minori del teatro di Voltaire, completata poco dopo l'abbandono della Prussia . In particolare da allora visse ...
5 giorni fa · In 1741, the Austrian authorities informed Maria Theresa that the Bohemian populace would prefer Charles Albert, Elector of Bavaria, to her as sovereign. Maria Theresa, desperate and burdened by pregnancy, wrote plaintively to her sister: "I don't know if a town will remain to me for my delivery."
5 giorni fa · Siege of Cartagena de Indias of 1741, where Spanish Empire forces of 2,800 men, commanded by Blas de Lezo, defeated the British fleet and armies of 23,600 soldiers under Admiral Edward Vernon. The failed siege was decisive for the victory of the War of Jenkins' Ear , and allowed the Spanish Crown to maintain economic dominance in the ...
3 giorni fa · 1700–1799. Notes. References. List of wars: 1500–1799. Graph of global conflict deaths from 1500 to 1799 from various sources. This is a list of wars that began between 1500 and 1799. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity.
5 giorni fa · Antonio Vivaldi (born March 4, 1678, Venice, Republic of Venice [Italy]—died July 28, 1741, Vienna, Austria) was an Italian composer and violinist who left a decisive mark on the form of the concerto and the style of late Baroque instrumental music.
