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Anne of Austria

Valladolid, 22 Sep 1601 – Paris, 20 Jan 1666

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A life in time

  1. 22 Sep 1601

    Born in Valladolid

  2. 1638–1640

    2 children are born

  3. 20 Jan 1666

    Dies in Paris, aged 64

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 2

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1600s · Anne is born in Valladolid

In the news1596–1602

Deadly bubonic plague outbreak

The bubonic plague hit Spain between 1596 and 1602, killing an estimated 500,000 to 700,000 people.

Getting around

Uncomfortable early carriages

Early seventeenth-century carriages were uncomfortable because their bodies were fixed directly to the axles, lacking any suspension.

In the news1603

Monetary manipulation and re-stamping in 1603

In 1603, the Crown manipulated the currency through a process of re-stamping copper coins (vellón), marking the beginning of a century of monetary instability.

Daily life

Cooking in the kitchen

Cooking was done over low-burning fireplaces, using iron trivets to support pots or a "llar" chain to hang caldrons. Food was often prepared and eaten in the kitchen, which served as a primary gathering space for poorer families.

What people wore

Mercury-based cosmetic face whiteners

Women used a face whitener made from corrosive mercury sublimate to achieve the desired pale complexion.

Music

Musical Instruments for Domestic Education

In domestic settings, keyboard instruments, the guitar, and the harp were the preferred instruments for the musical education of women.

At the table

Wine as a staple drink

Wine was considered a primary necessity and healthier than water, which was often contaminated; people frequently drank it diluted with water to gain calories and mitigate thirst.