Timeline August 1765

Events in August 1765 5

• 1708 – 1765 Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708-1765) Died 18 August 1765, aged 56 Francis I was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany, and the husband of Maria Theresa of Austria. Though his wife held the dominant political role in the Habsburg monarchy, he was the father of sixteen children, including Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II and Queen Marie Antoinette of France. He died suddenly in Innsbruck in 1765.
• 1765 Sons of Liberty organization formed Colonial activists organize against the Stamp Act Groups calling themselves the Sons of Liberty formed in Boston and other colonial cities in 1765 to resist the Stamp Act through protest, intimidation of tax collectors, and boycotts of British goods. The network, which included figures such as Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, became a key organizing force in the colonial resistance movement. Its activities helped lay the groundwork for coordinated opposition that eventually led to the American Revolution.
• 1765 Treaty of Allahabad grants Diwani rights to East India Company Mughal emperor cedes Bengal tax administration to British traders On 16 August 1765, the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II signed the Treaty of Allahabad, granting the British East India Company the Diwani, or right to collect revenue, in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. The agreement followed the Company's victory at the Battle of Buxar the previous year and was negotiated by Robert Clive. It marked a decisive step in the transformation of the Company from a trading concern into a territorial power in India.
• 1765 Joseph II becomes Holy Roman Emperor Succeeds his father Francis I as co-ruler with Maria Theresa Following the death of his father Francis I on 18 August 1765, Joseph II was crowned Holy Roman Emperor and became co-regent of the Habsburg lands alongside his mother, Maria Theresa. He would go on to pursue sweeping enlightened-absolutist reforms over the following decades. His accession began a period of shared and often contentious rule with his mother.
• 1765 – 1837 William IV (1765-1837) Died 20 June 1837, aged 71 William IV was King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 until his death. His reign saw the passage of the Reform Act 1832 and the abolition of slavery in most of the British Empire.