1697

Centuries: Year in Review 17th Century (16th century - 17th century - 18th century)

Decades: 1640s 1650s? 1660s 1670s? 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s

Years: 1692? 1693? 1694? 1695 1696? - 1697 - 1698? 1699? 1700? 1701? 1702?

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Births

Deaths

• [Karl XI of Sweden]? dies of stomach cancer.

Events

• Christopher Polhem starts Sweden's first technical school.
• The royal castle ´Tre Kronor´ in Stockholm burns to the ground. A large portion of the royal library is destroyed.
• [Karl XII]? of Sweden is crowned king at the age of 15.