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Events in 1697 3
1655 – 1697Charles XIThe Grey CoatAn absolute monarch who stabilized the economy through the Reduktion (seizing lands from nobles).
1697 – presentThe Royal PalaceKungliga SlottetBuilt after the old Tre Kronor castle burned down. It is one of the largest palaces in Europe still in use.
1697The last independent Maya kingdom fallsPetén, GuatemalaNojpetén, the Itza capital on an island in Lake Petén Itzá, was stormed by the Spanish 175 years after Cortés first passed by. Maya political independence ended.