Timeline April 1734

Events in April 1734 3

• 1734 Voltaire's Lettres philosophiques condemned in France Parlement of Paris orders the book burned and its author arrested Voltaire's Lettres philosophiques, praising English religious tolerance and constitutional government, was published in France and swiftly condemned by the authorities. The Parlement of Paris ordered the book publicly burned and issued a warrant for Voltaire's arrest, forcing him to flee Paris. The episode became a landmark case of Enlightenment-era censorship.
• 1734 Charles of Bourbon conquers the Kingdom of Naples Spanish Bourbon forces end Austrian rule in southern Italy Spanish troops led by Charles of Bourbon occupied Naples and, after the victory at Bitonto, overran the remaining Austrian strongholds in the kingdom. The conquest established an independent Bourbon-ruled Kingdom of Naples, separate from Spain, for the first time in over two centuries. Charles was crowned king the following year.
• 1734 – 1782 King Taksin (1734-1782) Died 7 April 1782, aged 47 King Taksin of Siam was deposed and executed in Thonburi on 7 April 1782 amid a palace rebellion. He had reunified Siam and founded the Thonburi Kingdom after the Burmese destruction of Ayutthaya in 1767. His former general succeeded him as King Rama I, founding the Chakri dynasty.