Timeline May 1734

Events in May 1734 3

• 1659 – 1734 Georg Ernst Stahl (1659-1734) Died 14 May 1734, aged 74 Stahl was a German chemist and physician who developed the phlogiston theory of combustion, which dominated chemical thought for most of the eighteenth century. He also served as personal physician to King Frederick William I of Prussia. His ideas were later overturned by Antoine Lavoisier's oxygen theory.
• 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 Battle of Bitonto Spanish forces crush an Austrian army in southern Italy Spanish troops under the Count of Montemar routed the Austrian garrison defending Naples, destroying organized Habsburg resistance in the kingdom. The victory secured Naples for Charles of Bourbon during the War of the Polish Succession and opened the way for a Spanish conquest of Sicily. It is remembered as one of the most lopsided battles of the era.