A History of Scandinavia
T. K. Derry
Frederick I, the Hat and Cap factions and Sweden between the Great Northern War and Gustavian rule.
The World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
Frederick William I of Prussia
Prussia
1720–1740
Louis XV of France
France
1720–1751
Anna I of Russia
Russia
1730–1740
Muhammad Shah
Mughal Empire
1720–1748
Elizabeth I of Russia
Russia
1741–1751
Frederick II of Prussia
Prussia
1740–1751
John V of Portugal
Portugal
1720–1750
George II of Great Britain
Great Britain
1727–1751
Peter the Great
Russia
1721–1725
Philip V of Spain
Spain
1724–1746
Kangxi Emperor
China
1720–1722
Peter II of Russia
Russia
1727–1730
Tokugawa Yoshimune
Japan (Shogunate)
1720–1745
Catherine I of Russia
Russia
1725–1727
Mahmud I
Ottoman Empire
1730–1751
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1720–1740
Qianlong Emperor
China
1735–1751
Yongzheng Emperor
China
1722–1735
Emperor Nakamikado
Japan
1720–1735
Ahmed III
Ottoman Empire
1720–1730
Emperor Sakuramachi
Japan
1735–1747
George I of Great Britain
Great Britain
1720–1727
Pope Benedict XIV
Papacy
1740–1751
Pope Clement XII
Papacy
1730–1740
Ferdinand VI of Spain
Spain
1746–1751
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1745–1751
Ahmad Shah Bahadur
Mughal Empire
1748–1751
Tokugawa Ieshige
Japan (Shogunate)
1745–1751
Pope Benedict XIII
Papacy
1724–1730
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1742–1745
Emperor Momozono
Japan
1747–1751
Pope Innocent XIII
Papacy
1721–1724
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Further Reading
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