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Paula de Odivelas

Lisbon, 17 Jun 1701 – Odivelas, 22 Apr 1768

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Facts and their sources

  • Born17 Jun 1701, Lisbonnot verified1 source
  • Died22 Apr 1768, Odivelasnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 17 Jun 1701

    Born in Lisbon

  2. 8 Sep 1720

    A son is born

  3. 22 Apr 1768

    Dies in Odivelas, aged 66

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Lisbon.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1700s · Paula is born in Lisbon

Who governed

What people wore

Maintaining appearances with limited clothing

Social strivers would meticulously maintain their limited clothing, washing and soaping collars and cuffs, and using animal fat to keep shoes looking shiny even when the soles were worn through. They also applied powders to their hats to mask age and wear, aiming to project an appearance of higher status.

Getting around

Daily travel distances were limited

A standard daily distance for a hurried group with horses was about 40 kilometers, though speeds were much lower if using oxen.

What it cost

Wheat rent in early 18th-century Avis

In 1700, a resident of the town of Avis paid a tax of 520 réis for the wheat he owed as rent on a farm.

War of the Spanish Succession. Europe’s powers fought for thirteen years over who would inherit the Spanish throne; a Bourbon kept it, and Britain gained Gibraltar.In Europe · 1701–1714

War of the Spanish Succession. Europe’s powers fought for thirteen years over who would inherit the Spanish throne; a Bourbon kept it, and Britain gained Gibraltar.

DavidDijkgraaf · CC0

In the news1703

Anglo-Portuguese Trade Treaty of 1703

The 1703 Methuen Treaty allowed British woolens to be imported duty-free while granting Portuguese wine lower duties in England.

Music

Instruments in royal and public life

Musicians used wind and percussion instruments, such as trumpets, shawms (charamelas), and timbales, to provide harmonic accompaniment for court ceremonies and public processions. These ensembles played at royal river excursions on the Tagus and during festive street celebrations.

At the table

Daily bread rations for staff

In 1707, individuals serving as household staff at the Real Colégio de São Paulo in Coimbra received a daily ration of four loaves of bread for their two main meals.