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Andrzej Leszczyński

Brześć Kujawski, 29 Nov 1559 – 24 Jul 1606

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Facts and their sources

  • Born29 Nov 1559, Brześć KujawskiRecords disagree1 source
  • MarriedTeodora Sanguszkonot verified1 source
  • TitleDeputy to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealthnot verified1 source
  • Died24 Jul 1606not verified1 source
  • FatherRafał Leszczyńskinot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 29 Nov 1559

    Born in Brześć Kujawski

  2. Oct 1579

    A son is born

  3. 24 Jul 1606

    Dies, aged 46

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Brześć Kujawski.

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The 1550s · Andrzej is born in Brześć Kujawski

In the news1558

First postal service and industrial growth

In 1558, the first Polish postal service was established, significantly improving communication infrastructure for the country. This period also saw the development of local artillery manufacturing, with 178 workshops employing 1,100 craftsmen.

At the table

Beer as a daily staple

Beer was the most common everyday drink, often served as soup with breadcrumbs or given to children and pregnant women for strength.

What people wore

Wages paid in clothing in 1552

In 1552, a servant at the Vilnius Mint received an annual compensation package that included 1.5 kopa of coins, a sheepskin coat valued at 20 groschen, a garment of Lithuanian cloth worth 25 groschen, boots for 10 groschen, and two shirts for 8 groschen.

Getting around

Security for goods in transit

A merchant in 1586 paid four guilders to hire two Tartars to transport his goods, reflecting common practice to ensure security during travel.

What it cost

Food affordability for workers

A worker could purchase a chicken for 1 grossus, a goose for 1.5 to 2 grossi, or a cluster of 60 eggs for 3 grossi with their daily wage.

Music

Carnival sleigh rides and masquerade balls

During the carnival season, the Polish gentry organized festive sleigh rides from mansion to mansion, accompanied by musicians playing dance music, which often culminated in a masquerade ball where nobles dressed as peasants, Jews, or Gypsies.

Daily life

Modest wooden peasant homes

Peasant homesteads were modest wooden houses, often with a single stove and no chimney, sometimes using oiled paper or animal bladders for windows. In some regions like Samogitia, families still lived in traditional numas with central fireplaces.