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17th century

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Also known as 17th-century, history, 17th century, seventeenth century

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Instance of
century
Has part
1620s
Followed by
18th century
Image
The Entombment of Christ-Caravaggio (c.1602-3).jpg
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point in time
1700-01-01
start time
1601-01-01
end time
1700-12-31
topic's main category
Category:17th century
Commons category
17th century
name
Seicento
category for births in this time period
Category:17th-century births
category for deaths in this time period
Category:17th-century deaths
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Encyclopedic overview

The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCI), to December 31, 1700 (MDCC).

It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, the French Grand Siècle dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, the world's first public company and megacorporation known as the Dutch East India Company, and according to some historians, the General Crisis.

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