Important Historical Events of the year 1701, Year 1701 in History
List of 1701 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1701
What happened in the year 1701?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 18, 1701 | Frederick I crowns himself King of Prussia in Königsberg. |
| March 9, 1701 | Safavid troops retreat from Basra, ending a three-year occupation. |
| July 9, 1701 | A Bourbon force under Nicolas Catinat withdraws from a smaller Habsburg force under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the Battle of Carpi. |
| July 19, 1701 | Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to England. |
| July 24, 1701 | Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit. |
| August 4, 1701 | Great Peace of Montreal between New France and First Nations is signed. |
| September 16, 1701 | James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland. |
| October 9, 1701 | The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook. |