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Maria Vittoria of Savoy

Turin, 9 Feb 1690 – Paris, 8 Jul 1766

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A life in time

  1. 9 Feb 1690

    Born in Turin

  2. 25 Sep 1721

    A son is born

  3. 8 Jul 1766

    Dies in Paris, aged 76

Family

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Parents

Children · 1

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1690s · Maria is born in Turin

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.

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 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.

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

Hunting horns in religious and public life

Hunting horns were used for communication and public celebration, with performances traditionally occurring during mass on Saint Hubert's Feast Day. This ancient sound helped connect the congregation and audience to nature during these open-air events.

At the table

Simple Daily Meals and Rare Meat

For many ordinary people, the daily meal was simple and focused on survival, often consisting of dark bread, wine, and soups made with vegetables like cabbage, turnips, or onions. Meat was a rare luxury, eaten mostly during festivals or when money allowed.