Timeline July 1737

Events in July 1737 6

• 1671 – 1737 Gian Gastone de' Medici (1671-1737) Died 9 July 1737, aged 66 Gian Gastone de' Medici was the seventh and last Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling from 1723 until his death. His death without a surviving heir ended the Medici dynasty's three-century rule over Tuscany, and the grand duchy passed to Francis Stephen of Lorraine under terms agreed by the European powers. He died in Florence.
• 1737 Austria declares war on the Ottoman Empire Opening of the Austro-Turkish War of 1737-1739 Austria entered the ongoing Russo-Turkish War by declaring war on the Ottoman Empire in July 1737, honoring its 1726 alliance with Russia. The campaign went badly for Austrian forces despite early gains such as the capture of Nis, and the war would end disastrously for Vienna with the Treaty of Belgrade in 1739.
• 1737 Francis Stephen of Lorraine becomes Grand Duke of Tuscany Habsburg-Lorraine rule replaces the Medici When Gian Gastone de' Medici died, Tuscany passed to Francis Stephen of Lorraine, as agreed in the peace that ended the War of the Polish Succession. Francis gave up Lorraine in exchange, and the Medici dynasty's nearly three centuries of rule in Florence came to an end.
• 1737 Francis Stephen of Lorraine becomes Grand Duke of Tuscany Habsburg-Lorraine rule replaces the Medici When Gian Gastone de' Medici died, Tuscany passed to Francis Stephen of Lorraine, as agreed in the peace that ended the War of the Polish Succession. Francis gave up Lorraine in exchange, and the Medici dynasty's nearly three centuries of rule in Florence came to an end.
• 1737 Russians capture Ochakov Münnich storms the Ottoman fortress on the Black Sea A Russian army under Field Marshal Burkhard Christoph von Münnich stormed Ochakov after its powder magazine exploded during the assault. Taking the fortress gave Russia a foothold near the mouth of the Dnieper during the Russo-Turkish War of 1735–1739.
• 1737 Russians capture Ochakov Münnich storms the Ottoman fortress on the Black Sea A Russian army under Field Marshal Burkhard Christoph von Münnich stormed Ochakov after its powder magazine exploded during the assault. Taking the fortress gave Russia a foothold near the mouth of the Dnieper during the Russo-Turkish War of 1735–1739.