Timeline September 1697

Events in September 1697 3

• 1697 Augustus II elected King of Poland The Elector of Saxony converts to Catholicism to win the Polish throne Frederick Augustus I of Saxony converted to Roman Catholicism and was elected King of Poland as Augustus II, narrowly defeating the French-backed candidate Francois Louis de Bourbon-Conti. He was crowned in Cracow in September, beginning a personal union between Saxony and Poland-Lithuania that lasted, with one interruption, until 1763.
• 1697 Battle of Zenta Habsburg forces crush the Ottoman army Prince Eugene of Savoy led an Imperial army to a decisive victory over the Ottoman Empire at Zenta on the Tisza River. The Ottoman army suffered catastrophic losses, including Sultan Mustafa II's grand vizier, as it attempted to cross the river. The defeat pushed the Ottomans toward the negotiating table that produced the Treaty of Karlowitz two years later.
• 1697 Treaty of Ryswick signed Peace ends the Nine Years' War in Europe Representatives of France, England, the Dutch Republic, and Spain signed the Treaty of Ryswick near The Hague, ending the Nine Years' War. Louis XIV recognized William III as King of England and returned most territories seized since 1678. The Holy Roman Empire accepted separate terms the following month.