Timeline September 1701

Events in September 1701 3

• 1633 – 1701 James II of England (1633-1701) Died 16 September 1701, aged 67 James II, the deposed Catholic King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, died in exile at Saint-Germain-en-Laye in France. He had been overthrown in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and spent his final years under the protection of Louis XIV. His death renewed Jacobite hopes centered on his son, James Francis Edward Stuart.
• 1701 Battle of Chiari Prince Eugene repels a French attack in Lombardy Austrian troops commanded by Prince Eugene of Savoy defended fortified positions at Chiari against an assault by a larger French and Savoyard army under Marshal Villeroi. The French suffered heavy casualties and withdrew. The battle confirmed Austrian dominance in northern Italy during the war's opening year.
• 1701 Treaty of The Hague forms the Grand Alliance England, the Dutch Republic, and Austria unite against France Signed at The Hague, the treaty bound England, the Dutch Republic, and the Holy Roman Emperor to resist Bourbon dominance over the Spanish Empire. It formalized the coalition that would fight France in the War of the Spanish Succession. William III of England was a principal architect of the alliance.