1685
After sixteen eighty-four
1685 is a year in the Gregorian calendar, the seventeenth century.
Years appear as nouns (1685 was turbulent), adjectives (a 1685 document), or in date expressions (March 12, 1685).
Four-digit years are read as two pairs: "sixteen eighty-five."
Twelve-month duration
- dateSpecific day or outing
- centuryHundred-year span
- seventeenthRanking at position seventeen
- eraDistinct historical period
period · reign · England · Louis XIV · Edict of Nantes · revocation · Baroque · colonial
year
Twelve-month duration
- dateSpecific day or outing
- centuryHundred-year span
- seventeenthRanking at position seventeen
era · period · reign · England · Louis XIV · Edict of Nantes · revocation · Baroque · colonial · monarchy
succession
Following in order
- CatholicPapal church adherent
- ProtestantPost-schism Western Christian
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
Duke · rebellion · uprising · sedition · execution · treason · crown · legitimacy · heir · Stuart
composer
Creator of musical works
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- harpsichordPlucked-string keyboard instrument
- organBody's working component
cantata · concerto · birthyear · musical genius · classical · prodigy · Leipzig · Germany · Italian · sacred music