Editing 1723 (section)

=== October&ndash;December ===
* [[October 23]] &ndash; [[Russia]]'s Emperor [[Peter the Great]] authorizes an incentive for men of [[Serbia]] to join a new Russian Imperial Army unit, the [[Serbian Hussar Regiment]]. The Emperor sends [[Jovan Albanez]] to recruit new officers and troops with a grant of farmable land in Russia, and 1,070 take advantage of the offer over the next two years.
* [[October 31]] &ndash; [[Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Gian Gastone de' Medici]] becomes the new [[Grand Duke of Tuscany]] upon the death of his father Cosimo III; he will be the state's last ruler from the [[House of Medici]]. During his reign, the state treasury is depleted and Tuscany becomes one of the poorest nations in Europe. 
* [[November 23]] &ndash; The Province of Carolina charters [[New Bern, North Carolina|New Bern]] as Newbern (the town later becomes the capital of [[North Carolina]] until Raleigh is founded).
* [[December 2]] &ndash; [[Philippe II, Duke of Orléans]], regent of France from 1715 to 1723, and Prime Minister since August 10, dies at the age of 49 at Versailles.
* [[December 26]] &ndash; [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] leads the first performance of [[Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40|''Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes'', BWV 40]], his first [[Christmas Cantata]] composed for Leipzig.