The War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718–1720) was caused by Spanish attempts to recover territories in Italy ceded in the 1713 Peace of Utrecht.Largely focused on Sicily, it included minor engagements in North America and Northern Europe as well as the Spanish-backed Jacobite rising of 1719 in Scotland.. In August–October 1717, Spain recaptured Sardinia from Habsburg …

The Commissionerate of Police, Kolkata is a branch of West Bengal Police of the Indian state of West Bengal.Kolkata Police has the task of policing the metropolitan area (apart from Bidhannagar and New Town, which are served by the Bidhannagar City Police) of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India, as defined under the Calcutta Police Act, 1866 and the Calcutta …

Il Regno di Sardegna era uno Stato vero e proprio, con un territorio ben definito, con un popolo ed un ordinamento giuridico, inserito in una confederazione a cui capo era un unico sovrano, i cui atti, a seconda delle situazioni, portavano uno, alcuni o tutti i titoli di cui lo stesso sovrano era portatore. Faceva inizialmente parte del variegato complesso di Stati che formavano la Corona …

Ulriika Eleonoora (ruots. Ulrika Eleonora) (23. tammikuuta 1688 – 24. marraskuuta 1741) oli Ruotsin kuningatar 1718–1720, ja Kaarle XII:n sisar.Hänen lyhyellä valtakaudellaan Ruotsissa alkoi Vapauden aika, kuninkaan yksinvallan sijasta vähitellen lähes kaikki valta keskitettiin valtiopäiville.. Ulrika Eleonora oli Kaarle XI:n ja Ulriika Eleonoora vanhemman tytär.

En 1720, la banque et la compagnie fusionnent.Law, converti au catholicisme par l'abbé de Tencin qui le seconde efficacement, est nommé contrôleur général des finances le 5 janvier, pour attirer les capitaux.La situation s'emballe : pour briser la traditionnelle thésaurisation française de l'or et de l'argent, Law interdit la possession de plus de 500 livres de métaux précieux par ...