1699

Events in 1699 2

• 1699 Treaty of Karlowitz -- territorial retreat begins The Treaty of Karlowitz (26 January 1699) ends the Great Turkish War (1683-1699) and is the first major Ottoman territorial concession in Europe. Hungary, Transylvania and Slavonia go to Austria; Podolia to Poland; the Morea (Peloponnese) to Venice. The treaty establishes the pattern of the 18th and 19th centuries: Ottoman military defeat followed by territorial concession, followed by partial recovery, followed by further defeat. Karlowitz marks the moment when the Ottoman Empire definitively shifts from expanding power to defensive empire.
• 1699 – 1782 Marquis of Pombal The Reformer The powerful Prime Minister who rebuilt Lisbon after the earthquake and modernized the Portuguese state.