Timeline April 1711

Events in April 1711 4

• 1661 – 1711 Louis, Grand Dauphin (1661-1711) Died 14 April 1711, aged 49 Louis, Grand Dauphin, the only surviving son of Louis XIV of France, died of smallpox at Meudon without ever becoming king. He had been heir to the French throne for his entire adult life; his own son, the Duke of Burgundy, became the new Dauphin.
• 1711 Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (1678-1711) Died 17 April 1711, aged 32 Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Bohemia, died of smallpox in Vienna. His unexpected death left the Habsburg succession to his brother Charles, who had been fighting for the Spanish throne, and helped bring the War of the Spanish Succession toward a close.
• 1711 – 1776 David Hume (1711-1776) Died 25 August 1776, aged 65 David Hume, the Scottish philosopher and historian, died in Edinburgh. His empiricist philosophy, scepticism, and writings on human understanding profoundly influenced later thinkers including Immanuel Kant. He also wrote an influential multi-volume History of England.
• 1711 Peace of Szatmár ends Rákóczi's uprising Concludes the Hungarian war of independence against Habsburg rule The Peace of Szatmár ended the Hungarian uprising led by Francis II Rákóczi against Habsburg rule, offering amnesty to rebels who laid down their arms. Rákóczi himself refused to accept the terms and went into exile, but the treaty secured Habsburg control over Hungary for generations.