17th century
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Summary
17th century is a century[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of century entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,788 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Follows: 16th century[3]
- Followed by: 18th century[4]
- Part of: 2nd millennium[5]
- Commons category: 17th century[6]
- Has part(s): 1600s[7], 1610s[8], 1620s[9], 1630s[10], 1640s[11], 1650s[12], 1660s[13], 1670s[14], 1680s[15], 1690s[16]
- Start time: January 1, 1601[17]
- End time: December 31, 1700[18]
- Point in time: January 1, 1700[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:17th century[20]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:17th century[21]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://hsm.stackexchange.com/tags/17th-century[22], https://history.stackexchange.com/tags/17th-century[23]
- Has list: list of state leaders in the 17th century[24], list of state leaders in the 17th-century Holy Roman Empire[25], list of state leaders in 17th-century South Asia[26], list of shipwrecks in the 17th century[27], list of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 17th century[28], list of 17th-century religious leaders[29], list of philosophers born in the 17th century[30], Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 17th century[31]
- Name: 17th-century[32], Seicento[33]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q31798750[34]
- Related category: Category:17th century-related lists[35]
- Category for births in this time period: Category:17th-century births[36]
- Category for deaths in this time period: Category:17th-century deaths[37]
Why It Matters
17th century has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]