Births on March 5

Frederick Cornwallis

Born on March 5, 1713

Frederick Cornwallis, English archbishop (d. 1783)

Frederick Cornwallis (5 March 1713 – 19 March 1783) served as Archbishop of Canterbury, after an illustrious career in the Anglican Church. He was born the seventh son of an aristocratic family.

His twin brother Edward Cornwallis had a military career, becoming a general in the British Army, who twice served as a military governor of colonies. He founded Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1749.

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Events on 1713

1 Mar

Tuscarora War
The siege and destruction of Fort Neoheroka begins during the Tuscarora War in North Carolina, effectively opening up the colony's interior to European colonization.
11 Apr

Queen Anne's War
War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht.
19 Apr

Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
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 inherited by his daughter, Maria Theresa (not actually born until 1717).

Births on March 5

Frederick Cornwallis

Born on March 5, 1713

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Events on 1713

Tuscarora War

Queen Anne's War

Pragmatic Sanction of 1713