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What Happened in 1713 — Events, Births & Deaths
1713 brings together 2 events, 0 birthdays and 0 deaths recorded across history.
April 1
- April 19
With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg lands and the Austrian throne would be inheritable by a female; his daughter and successor, Maria Theresa, was not born until 1717.
May 1
- May 11
Great Northern War: After losing the Battle of Helsinki to the Russians, the Swedish and Finnish troops burn the entire city, so that it would not remain intact in the hands of the Russians.