- Feb 1 Sardinia and Austria sign alliance
Event of Interest
Feb 2 British government of Robert Walpole resigns
Robert Walpole
- Feb 9 Sir Robert Walpole, often referred to as the first British Prime Minister, ennobled as 1st Earl of Orford
Election of Interest
Feb 16 Spencer Compton becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain (First Lord of the Treasury)
Spencer Compton