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1617| 1606–1657 | Ottoman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, Hungary, Transylvania [treaties] | The 1606 peace treaties between the Habsburg and Ottoman empires lead to half a century of peace and stability in Hungary; no major campaigns are fought between the two, though frontier skirmishes and raids are endemic, and Transylvania develops into a rich regional power. | | 1607–1700 | North America, UK [food and drink] | Fruits introduced to the North American colonies from England include apples, which adapt well in New England, and peaches, which grow easily in Virginia and other warmer regions. Native vegetables like pumpkins, squash, and beans are favoured over European vegetables. | | 27 February 1617 | Russia, Sweden [treaties] | Russia and Sweden sign the Peace of Stolbovo. Under the peace treaty, Sweden's king Gustavus II Adolphus recognizes Tsar Michael I Romanov and surrenders his capture of Novgorod, but obtains Karelia and Ingria – turning the Gulf of Finland into a Swedish lake and cutting Russia off from the Baltic. | | 4 April 1617 | Scotland [births and deaths] | John Napier (or Neper), Scottish mathematician and theologian who developed the concept of logarithms, dies in Merchiston Castle, near Edinburgh, Scotland (67). | | 24 April 1617 | France [political events] | Concino Concini, Marquis of Ancre, the favourite of Marie de' Medici, the queen mother and regent of France, is assassinated by order of her son Louis XIII, who installs Charles d'Albret, Duke of Luynes, as chief minister. Marie de' Medici, exiled to Blois, gathers round her opponents of Luynes and is joined by the bishop of Luçon, Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu (Cardinal Richelieu from 1622). |
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