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Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa

Novellara, 29 Jun 1725 – Reggio Emilia, 25 Dec 1790

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A life in time

  1. 29 Jun 1725

    Born in Novellara

  2. 1750–1753

    2 children are born

  3. 25 Dec 1790

    Dies in Reggio Emilia, aged 65

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 2

During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Novellara.

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

The 1720s · Maria is born in Novellara

In the news1720

Company of Charity founded in 1720

In February 1720, Lodovico Antonio Muratori founded the Company of Charity in his parish to support the sick and needy of Modena.

Getting around

Slow and difficult carriage travel

Travel by carriage was complex and often slow, requiring constant stops for harness repairs or because road conditions created deep ruts and hollows.

At the table

Polenta and herring meals

Ordinary farming families practiced extreme thrift, frequently eating polenta seasoned with a single herring to feed at least three people.

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.In Europe · 1700–1721

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.

Imonoz · CC BY-SA 4.0

What people wore

Uniform shoe shapes

Military shoes in this period were identical for both the left and right feet, as no distinction was made between them in their manufacture.

Music

Varied Court Musical Performances

Court life was filled with diverse performances, including operas, French-style ballets, and musical entertainment for both religious feasts and private aristocratic gatherings.

Daily life

Narrow, deep urban housing arrangements

Urban houses were narrow, deep, and usually spanned a ground floor with a shop, one or two living levels, and an attic. A typical dwelling included two rooms per floor, often alternating between a street-facing kitchen and a back bedroom.