The 1750s

Explore 72 historical events from 1750–1759.

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1758

André Masséna, French general (died 1817)

André Masséna, prince d'Essling, duc de Rivoli, was a French military commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was one of the original eighteen Marsha…

André Masséna, French general (died 1817)

1758

Pope Benedict XIV (born 1675)

Pope Benedict XIV, born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death on 3 May 1758.

Pope Benedict XIV (born 1675)