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Christine Armgard Reventlow

2 May 1711 – 6 Oct 1779

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A life in time

  1. 2 May 1711

    Born

  2. 23 Apr 1744

    A daughter is born

  3. 6 Oct 1779

    Dies, aged 68

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.

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

The 1710s · Christine is born

In the news1711

1711 bubonic plague kills thousands in Copenhagen

In 1711, a bubonic plague epidemic struck Copenhagen, killing approximately 23,000 people, which was about one-third of the capital's population.

Getting around

Around 1675–1699

Travel by farm wagons

Ordinary people mostly traveled between towns using small horse-drawn farm wagons, as there were no railways or steamships for public transport in this period. Passengers could hire a farmer and his wagon if they did not own a vehicle themselves.

At the table

Around 1725–1749

Standard colonial dietary rations

In the Danish-Norwegian colonies, daily rations consisted of porridge, peas, hardtack, rye bread, smoked pork, brandy, and beer.

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

What people wore

Around 1725–1749

Men's hat styles changed

Men switched from tall conical hats to low, broad-brimmed black felt hats during the 1700s.

Music

Around 1725–1749

Wedding Music and Musician Payments

Wedding musicians played 'over table' during meals and were often paid 3 to 6 marks by guests at the end of the feast.

Daily life

Around 1725–1749

Naval school pay in rye

At the Nyboder naval housing, school was integrated into naval service, and part of the boys' pay was 4.5 kg of rye per month. Boys entered school at 6 years old and remained until confirmation, focusing on training for future work as sailors or specialists.