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Elisabeth Farnese

Palazzo della Pilotta, 25 Oct 1692 – Royal Palace of Aranjuez, 11 Jul 1766

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A life in time

  1. 25 Oct 1692

    Born in Palazzo della Pilotta

  2. 1714–1724

    Queen Consort of Spain

  3. 1716–1729

    7 children are born

  4. 1724–1746

    Queen Consort of Spain

  5. 11 Jul 1766

    Dies in Royal Palace of Aranjuez, aged 73

Family

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Children · 7

During her lifetime

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

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The 1690s · Elisabeth is born in Palazzo della Pilotta

In the news1690–1699

Famine during 1690s war occupation

Due to war-related requisitions and bad harvests starting in 1690, families in the mountainous Tarentaise and Maurienne provinces were reduced to eating ground shells and nuts mixed with small amounts of oats or barley.

Getting around

Mountain travel and daily distances

Alpine crossings required switching to mules or porters because carriage roads often ended at the base of the mountains. Travelers covering long distances usually managed about 20 to 40 kilometers per day.

In the news1695

Hospice for the Poor established in 1695

In 1695, Duke Rinaldo I established the Hospice for the Poor to manage the large influx of beggars and unemployed people in the city of Modena.

Daily life

Forced lodging of soldiers

Ordinary families often had to provide their own heating, bedding, salt, and cooking materials for quartered soldiers. Soldiers could forcefully enter these homes, sometimes destroying doors with muskets.

What people wore

Everyday peasant clothing

Simple peasants wore sturdy, locally-made garments of brown or white wool and stiff cloth for everyday tasks.

Music

Hurdy-gurdy as a popular folk instrument

The hurdy-gurdy was a common instrument used by ordinary people for centuries to accompany singing, dancing, and popular entertainment. It was also famously associated with Savoyard street performers and children who traveled across Europe with their music and puppets.

At the table

Survival Diet During War and Famine

During times of war and famine around the 1690s, the rural poor in mountainous provinces were sometimes forced to survive on ground shells and nuts mixed with small amounts of oats or barley.