Editing 1700 (section)

=== October–December ===
* [[October 3]] – The [[Battle of Jouami' al-Ulama]] takes place in [[Algeria]] with a surprise attack and ambush on the army of Murad III [[List of beys of Tunis|Bey of Tunis]] by two Algerian defenders, Hadj Mustapha, [[List of governors and rulers of the Regency of Algiers|Dey of Algiers]] and Ahmed ben Ferhat, [[Beylik of Constantine]].
* [[October 16]] – [[Patriarch Adrian of Moscow|Adrian, Patriarch of All Russia]], dies after more than 10 years as head of the Russian Orthodox Church. He is replaced by the hand-picked choice of Tsar [[Church reform of Peter the Great|Peter the Great]] with the appointment of Simeon Ivanovich Yavorsky as Patriarch [[Stefan Yavorsky|Stefan]].
* [[November 1]] – [[Charles II of Spain|Charles II]], the last Spanish king of the [[House of Habsburg]], dies at the [[Royal Alcazar of Madrid]] aged 38, leaving no children; his last will makes [[Philip V of Spain|Philip of Anjou]] his heir.
* [[November 15]] – [[Louis XIV]] of France accepts the Spanish crown on behalf of his grandson [[Philip of Anjou]] of the [[House of Bourbon]], who becomes Philip V of Spain (reigning for 44 years – with a short break – to [[1746]]), thus triggering the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] ([[1701]]–[[1714]]).<ref>{{cite book|first=Maximilian Samson Friedrich|last=Schoell|title=Cours d'histoire des états européens depuis le bouleversement de l'Empire romain d'Occident jusqu'en 1789|volume=7|publisher=de l'imprimerie royale et chez Duncker et Humblot|year=1832|page=306|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVMTAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA306|via=Google Books|access-date=2023-03-19}}</ref>
* [[November 18]] – [[Lithuanian Civil War (1697–1702)|Lithuanian Civil War]]: [[Battle of Valkininkai (1700)|Battle of Valkininkai]] &ndash; The anti-[[Sapieha]] coalition is victorious.
* [[November 23]] – Cardinal Giovanni Francesco Albani, having been ordained as a Roman Catholic priest only two months earlier, is elected by the [[Papal conclave, 1700|Papal conclave]] to succeed [[Pope Innocent XII]], and becomes the 243rd [[pope]], taking the name of [[Pope Clement XI|Clement XI]].
[[File:Narva (Gustaf Cederström) - Nationalmuseum - 18638.tif|thumb|right|[[November 30]]: [[Battle of Narva (1700)|Battle of Narva]]]]
* [[November 30]] ([[November 19]] [[Old Style and New Style dates|O.S.]]; November 20 [[Swedish calendar]]) – [[Battle of Narva (1700)|Battle of Narva]] in Estonia: Having led his army of 8,000 on a forced march from Denmark to [[Duchy of Estonia (1561–1721)|Estonia]], [[Charles XII of Sweden]] routs the huge Russian army.
* [[December 8]] – The formal coronation of [[Pope Clement XI]] takes place in Rome.
* [[December 28]] – [[Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester]], [[Lord President of the Council]] in charge of the Privy Council, is appointed to the additional job of [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]], the highest Crown official in charge of administration of Ireland.
* [[December 30]] (December 19, O.S.) – The [[4th Parliament of King William III]] in England is dissolved and new elections are ordered by the King.