18th century
time period between January 1, 1701, and December 31, 1800
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Summary
18th century is a century[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of century entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,200 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Follows: 17th century[3]
- Followed by: 19th century[4]
- Part of: 2nd millennium[5]
- Commons category: 18th century[6]
- Has part(s): 1710s[7], 1720s[8], 1760s[9], 1790s[10], 1700s[11], 1740s[12], 1770s[13], 1780s[14], 1730s[15], 1750s[16]
- Start time: 1701[17]
- End time: 1800[18]
- Point in time: January 1, 1800[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:18th century[20]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:18th century[21]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://history.stackexchange.com/tags/18th-century[23], https://hsm.stackexchange.com/tags/18th-century[24]
- Has list: list of state leaders in the 18th century[25], list of state leaders in the 18th-century Holy Roman Empire[26], list of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 18th century[27], list of 18th-century religious leaders[28], Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 18th century[29]
- Name: 18th-century[30], Settecento[31]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q31798755[32]
- Related category: Category:18th century-related lists[33]
- Category for births in this time period: Category:18th-century births[34]
- Category for deaths in this time period: Category:18th-century deaths[35]
Why It Matters
18th century has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]