Timeline June 1717

Events in June 1717 3

• 1648 – 1717 Jeanne Guyon (1648-1717) Died 9 June 1717, aged 69 Guyon was a French mystic whose writings on contemplative prayer and "pure love" influenced the Quietist movement. Her teachings were condemned by the Catholic Church, and she spent years imprisoned, including a stint in the Bastille, for her beliefs. She spent her final years in exile at Blois.
• 1717 Peter the Great visits Paris Russian tsar tours France to court an alliance Tsar Peter I of Russia spent several weeks in Paris in the spring of 1717 as part of a wider tour of Western Europe. He met the child king Louis XV and inspected French institutions, seeking closer ties between Russia and France. The visit reflected Peter's broader push to modernize Russia along European lines.
• 1717 Premier Grand Lodge of England founded Four London lodges unite to form modern Freemasonry's first grand lodge On 24 June 1717, four Masonic lodges in London merged to form the Premier Grand Lodge of England. It is considered the founding body of organized modern Freemasonry. The event established a governance model that spread to lodges across Europe and the Americas.