The 1700s

1701 325 years ago

A Bourbon force under Nicolas Catinat withdraws from a smaller Habsburg force under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the…

The House of Bourbon is a dynasty that originated in the Kingdom of France as a branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Nava…

A Bourbon force under Nicolas Catinat withdraws from a smaller Habsburg force under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the…

1701 325 years ago

Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River…

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, also known as the Iroquois, are a confederacy of Iroquoian-speaking Native Americans and First Nations peoples in northeast North America. They were …

Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River…

1701 325 years ago

Charles Emmanuel III, King of Sardinia (died 1773)

Charles Emmanuel III was Duke of Savoy, King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from his father's abdication on 3 September 1730 until his death in 1773. He was the pater…

Charles Emmanuel III, King of Sardinia (died 1773)

1701 325 years ago

François Rebel, French violinist and composer (died 1775)

François Rebel was a French composer of the Baroque era. Born in Paris, the son of the leading composer Jean-Féry Rebel, he was a child prodigy who became a violinist in the orches…

François Rebel, French violinist and composer (died 1775)

1701 325 years ago

Mary, Countess of Harold, English aristocrat and philanthropist (died 1785)

Mary, Countess of Harold was an English aristocrat and philanthropist.

Mary, Countess of Harold, English aristocrat and philanthropist (died 1785)

1701 325 years ago

William Kidd, Scottish pirate (born 1645)

William Kidd, also known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd, was a Scottish privateer. Conflicting accounts exist regarding his early life, but he was likely born in Du…

William Kidd, Scottish pirate (born 1645)

1701 325 years ago

Madeleine de Scudéry, French author (born 1607)

Madeleine de Scudéry, often known simply as Mademoiselle de Scudéry, was a French writer.

Madeleine de Scudéry, French author (born 1607)

1701 325 years ago

William Stoughton, American judge and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (born 1631)

William Stoughton was a New England magistrate and colonial administrator in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was in charge of what have come to be known as the Salem Witch Tr…

William Stoughton, American judge and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (born 1631)

1700

Foundation of the Academy of the Distrustful in the library room of the Palau Dalmases in Barcelona

The Academy of the Distrustful, or Distrustful Academy, is an academy of letters founded on 3 June 1700 in Barcelona as a Baroque literary and musical academy with the aim of promo…

Foundation of the Academy of the Distrustful in the library room of the Palau Dalmases in Barcelona

1700

Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician (died 1772)

Gerard van Swieten was a Dutch physician who from 1745 was the personal physician of the Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and transformed the Austrian health service and medical un…

Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician (died 1772)

1700

Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect and engineer, designed the Palace of Caserta and Royal Palace of Milan (died 1773)

Luigi Vanvitelli, was an Italian architect and painter. The most prominent 18th-century architect of Italy, he practised a sober classicising academic Late Baroque style that made …

Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect and engineer, designed the Palace of Caserta and Royal Palace of Milan (died 1773)

1700

José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda, Spanish sergeant and politician (died 1770)

José de Escandón y Helguera, conde de Sierra was a Spanish fighter against indigenous people in New Spain and the founder and first governor of the colony of Nuevo Santander, which…

José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda, Spanish sergeant and politician (died 1770)

1700

Nicolaus Zinzendorf, German bishop and saint (died 1760)

Nikolaus Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf was a German religious and social reformer, bishop of the Moravian Church, founder of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine, Christ…

Nicolaus Zinzendorf, German bishop and saint (died 1760)

1700

Angelo Italia, Italian architect (born 1628)

Angelo Italia was an Italian Jesuit and Baroque architect, who was born in Licata and died in Palermo. He designed a number of churches in Sicily, and later worked to reconstruct t…

Angelo Italia, Italian architect (born 1628)

1700

John Dryden, English poet, playwright, and critic (born 1631)

John Dryden was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate. He is seen as dominating the literary life of …

John Dryden, English poet, playwright, and critic (born 1631)

1700

John Hale, American minister (born 1636)

John Hale was the Puritan pastor of Beverly, Massachusetts, and took part in the Salem witch trials in 1692. He was one of the most prominent and influential ministers associated w…

John Hale, American minister (born 1636)

1700

Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, English royal (born 1689)

Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, was the son of Princess Anne and her husband, Prince George of Denmark. He was their only child to survive infancy. Styled Duke of Gloucester, h…

Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, English royal (born 1689)