1703 Paul Methuen, the English ambassador, negotiates the Methuen treaty which secures preference to Portuguese over French wines in England, and forms the basis of the subsequent friendship between the two countries. Portugal recognises the archduke Charles, the English candidate to the Spanish throne.
1704 Archduke Charles arrives in Lisbon with English forces and with Portuguese aid successfully invades Spain.
1706 Death of Pedro II. João V succeeds. João V under influence of Cadaval continues the war with Philip V of Spain.
1707 The allied forces of Portuguese, Dutch, and English defeated by the Spaniards at Almansa.
1709 Portuguese under Fronteira defeated at Caia.
1711 A French fleet under Duguay-Trouin bombards and pillages Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1715 Peace with Spain.
1717 Portuguese fleet defeats Turks off Cape Matapan.
1728 Mombasa recovered by Portuguese.
1739 Bassein and Thana on the west coast of India lost to Portugal.