Editing 1706 (section)

=== October&ndash;December ===
* [[October 13]]
**[[Augustus II the Strong|Augustus II]], known as August der Starke (Augustus the Strong), Elector of Saxony, having ruled as King of Poland since 1706, signs the [[Treaty of Altranstädt (1706)]], renouncing all claims to the throne to settle his fight with Sweden during the [[Great Northern War]].
**[[Iyasu I]], Emperor of Ethiopia since 1682, is assassinated on the island of Tana, on orders of his son, [[Tekle Haymanot I]], who has ruled in Iyasu's place.  After being crowned as the new Emperor, Tekle Haymanot is stabbed to death in 1708 on orders of Iyasu's brother, [[Tewoflos]].
* [[October]] &ndash; ''[[Twinings]]'' founder, Thomas Twining, opens the first known [[tea room]] at 216 [[Strand, London]], still open {{As of|2024|lc=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/icons-timeline/1700-1750|title=Icons, a portrait of England 1700-1750|access-date=2007-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817164123/http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/icons-timeline/1700-1750 |archive-date=August 17, 2007<!--Added by DASHBot-->|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Guinness Business">{{cite book|first1=Henry G.|last1=Button|first2=Andrew P.|last2=Lampert|title=The Guinness Book of the Business World|location=Enfield|publisher=Guinness Superlatives|year=1976|isbn=0-900424-32-X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=About Twinings - 216 Strand|publisher=Twinings|year=2015|url= http://www.twinings.co.uk/about-twinings/216-strand|access-date=2015-02-13}}</ref>
* [[November 4]] &ndash; The [[Parliament of Scotland]] votes, 116 to 83, to approve the merger of Scotland with England to form the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]].<ref>[https://memim.com/acts-of-union-1707.html "Acts of Union 1707"], MEMIM Encyclopedia</ref>
* [[November 6]] &ndash; A British attempt to conquer the [[Canary Islands]] fails when a fleet of 12 [[Royal Navy]] warships, commanded by [[John Jennings (Royal Navy officer)|Admiral John Jennings]] is forced to retreat after [[Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1706)|being met by a heavy artillery attack while sailing into Santa Cruz Bay]]
* [[November 15]] &ndash; Five months after having been deposed from his position as the [[Dalai Lama]], [[6th Dalai Lama|Tsangyang Gyatso]] disappears while in exile in [[Qinghai]] and is presumed to have been murdered.
* [[November 28]] &ndash; The royal wedding of [[Prussia]] takes place in [[Berlin]] between the 18-year-old [[Frederick William I of Prussia|Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm]] and his bride [[Sophia Dorothea of Hanover]], the 19-year-old daughter of the future King [[George I of Great Britain]].
* [[December 9]] &ndash;  [[John V of Portugal|João V]] becomes the new [[King of Portugal]] upon the death of his father, [[Peter II of Portugal|Dom Pedro II]], and begins a reign of 43 years.
* [[December 14]] &ndash;  Spanish General [[Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay]] leads the successful capture of [[Alcántara]] from [[Portugal]]
* [[December 31]] &ndash;  [[François Martin (Pondicherry)|François Martin]], the first Governor General of [[French India]] (now part of India's union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]), retires after seven years and is replaced by [[Pierre Dulivier]].