Timeline February 1710

Events in February 1710 3

• 1710 – 1774 Louis XV (1710-1774) Died 10 May 1774, aged 64 Louis XV ruled France for 59 years, one of the longest reigns in European history. His government's policies and costly wars contributed to the financial troubles later inherited by his grandson and successor, Louis XVI. He died of smallpox at Versailles.
• 1710 Trial and riots over Henry Sacheverell An Anglican clergyman's impeachment trial triggers unrest in London The High Church clergyman Henry Sacheverell was tried before the House of Lords between 27 February and 23 March 1710 for a sermon attacking Dissenters and the principles of the 1688 Revolution. His trial provoked riots in London, where crowds attacked Dissenting meeting houses. Though convicted, Sacheverell received a lenient sentence, and the affair fueled the Tory election victory later that year.
• 1710 Battle of Helsingborg Sweden repels a Danish invasion of Scania A Swedish army under Magnus Stenbock defeated an invading Danish force near Helsingborg on 28 February 1710. The victory ended Denmark's attempt to reclaim the formerly Danish province of Scania during the Great Northern War. It was the last major battle fought on Swedish soil.