1760S

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Events and Trends

World Leaders

Events and Trends

★ King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. The Seven Years' War (1756 - 1763) comes to an end and France cedes Canada to Britain, yet criticism of the government grows, led by the controversial figure of John Wilkes. Meanwhile, unrest begins to make itself felt in Britain's American colonies.

★ Science and Technology - development of the steam engine continues at pace.

World Leaders

★ Emperor Qianlong (Ch'ien Lung) (China)

★ King Frederick V (Denmark and Norway)

★ King Christian VII (Denmark and Norway)

★ King Louis XV (France)

★ Shah Alam (India)

★ King Augustus III (Poland)

★ King José I (Portugal)

★ King Frederick II (Prussia)

★ Maria Theresa of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary

★ Czar Peter III (Russia)

★ Czarina Catherine II (the Great) (Russia)

★ King Carlos III (Spain)

★ King Adolf Fredrik (Sweden)

★ Sultan Mustafa III (Ottoman Empire)

★ King George III (United Kingdom)