▁will ▁be ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁or ▁execution . ▁ ▁July – Dec ember ▁▁ ▁July ▁ 1 1 ▁– ▁The ▁Pr uss ian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁is ▁founded , ▁with ▁Gott fried ▁Le ib n iz ▁as ▁president . ▁ ▁Summer ▁– ▁Charles ▁XII ▁of ▁Sweden ▁counter - att acks ▁his ▁enemies ▁by ▁inv ading ▁Zealand ▁( Den mark ), ▁assist ed ▁by ▁an ▁Ang lo - D utch ▁naval ▁squad ron ▁under ▁Sir ▁George ▁Ro oke , ▁rapidly ▁comp elling ▁the ▁Dan es ▁to ▁submit ▁to ▁peace . ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 8 ▁( August ▁ 7 ▁O . S .) ▁– ▁The ▁Peace ▁of ▁Tra v end al ▁is ▁concluded ▁between ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Empire , ▁Den mark – N or way ▁and ▁Hol stein - G ott orp ▁in ▁Tra vent hal . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁August us ▁II , ▁King ▁of ▁Poland , ▁and ▁Peter ▁the ▁Great , ▁Ts ar ▁of ▁Russia , ▁enter ▁the ▁war ▁against ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁Late ▁summer ▁– ▁A ▁Russian ▁army ▁inv ades ▁Swedish ▁Est onia , ▁and ▁bes ie ges ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Nar va . ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 ▁– ▁Charles ▁II , ▁the ▁last ▁Spanish ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁H abs burg , ▁dies ▁ins ane ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Alc azar ▁of ▁Madrid ▁( aged ▁ 3 8 ), ▁leaving ▁no ▁children . ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 5 ▁– ▁Louis ▁XIV ▁accepts ▁the ▁Spanish ▁crown ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁his ▁grand son ▁Philip ▁of ▁An jou , ▁who ▁becomes