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| 1700 |
| | Charles II, the childless king of Spain. leaves all his territories to Philip of Anjou, a grandson of the French king, Louis XIV | |
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| 1701 |
| | The War of the Spanish Succession breaks out between French and Austrian claimants to the Spanish throne | |
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| 1713 |
| | The treaties signed in Utrecht bring to an end the War of the Spanish Succession | |
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| 1714 |
| | In the aftermath of the War of the Spanish Succession, the Spanish Netherlands are transferred to Austria | |
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| 1733 |
| | An alliance between the French and Spanish Bourbons is the first of what become known as the Family Compacts | |
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| 1739 |
| | Britain declares war on Spain, partly in a mood of indignation over Captain Jenkins' ear | |
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| 1741 |
| | Spain, now an ally of France, joins in the war against Austria | |
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| 1741 |
| | Britain, already fighting Spain (in the War of Jenkin's Ear), is drawn into the wider conflict as an ally of Austria | |
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| 1763 |
| | A treaty signed in Paris ends the Seven Years' War between Britain, France and Spain | |
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| 1763 |
| | In the treaty of Paris, Spain cedes Florida to Britain, completing British possession of the entire east coast of north America | |
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