Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1697. This year saw 13 significant events. 1 notable figure was born.
Battle of Zenta: Holy League forces led by Prince Eugene of Savoy defeat an Ottoman army under Mustafa II near Zenta in the Kingdom of Hungary, ending Ottoman control over large parts of Central Europe
Three Dutch East India Company ships anchor at Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia
Tsar Peter the Great of Russia begins a tour of Western Europe
Dutch sea captain Willem de Vlamingh returns to Batavia after exploring "South Land" (west coast of Australia)
Stockholm's medieval royal castle is destroyed by fire, the Codex Gigas (world's largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript) survives by being thrown out a window
English King William III travels through northern Europe
August, Elector of Saxony becomes Catholic
Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the...
King William's War in America ends with the Treaty of Ryswick, the peace treaty ending the Nine Years' War between France and the Grand Alliance, reverting to conditions that existed before the war
The Peace of Ryswick, or Rijswijk, were a series of treaties signed in the Dutch city of Rijswijk between 20 September and 30 October 1697.
The Holy Roman Empire joins England, Spain, and the Dutch Republic to sign the Treaty of Ryswick with France, ending the Nine Years' War
Pope Innocent XII orders the city of Cervia to be rebuilt in a safer location in northern Italy
English parliament accept army reduction
Anne Bonny is born
Battle of Zenta: Holy League forces led by Prince Eugene of Savoy defeat an Ottoman army under Mustafa II near Zenta in the Kingdom of Hungary, ending Ottoman control over large parts of Central Europe
Three Dutch East India Company ships anchor at Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia
Tsar Peter the Great of Russia begins a tour of Western Europe
Dutch sea captain Willem de Vlamingh returns to Batavia after exploring "South Land" (west coast of Australia)
Stockholm's medieval royal castle is destroyed by fire, the Codex Gigas (world's largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript) survives by being thrown out a window
English King William III travels through northern Europe
August, Elector of Saxony becomes Catholic
Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the...
King William's War in America ends with the Treaty of Ryswick, the peace treaty ending the Nine Years' War between France and the Grand Alliance, reverting to conditions that existed before the war
The Peace of Ryswick, or Rijswijk, were a series of treaties signed in the Dutch city of Rijswijk between 20 September and 30 October 1697.
The Holy Roman Empire joins England, Spain, and the Dutch Republic to sign the Treaty of Ryswick with France, ending the Nine Years' War
Pope Innocent XII orders the city of Cervia to be rebuilt in a safer location in northern Italy
English parliament accept army reduction