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Anna Maria von Löwenfeld

1735 – 1783

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A life in time

  1. 1735

    Born

  2. 1783

    Dies

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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The 1730s · Anna is born

In the news1714–1741

Widespread cattle plague outbreak

Between 1714 and 1741, the region suffered from a severe cattle plague that repeatedly decimated livestock across the country.

At the table

Around 1700–1724

Rural taverns and new drinking habits

In the early 18th century, visiting the local tavern was a favorite Sunday pastime for rural people, where they could observe new consumer trends such as tea and coffee drinking. By 1704, at least one innkeeper in the rural district of Lier already owned tea-serving utensils.

What people wore

Around 1724

Clothing costs in 1724 Waremme

In 1724, the cost of a leather pair of breeches was 16 florins, while the labor cost to tailor a coat for a young man was 8 florins and 13 patars.

Getting around

Around 1700–1724

Impact of paved roads on travel time

Before paved roads were constructed, a journey from Brussels to Terhulpen took a whole day and required four horses; afterwards, it could be completed in little more than three hours with only three horses.

What it cost

Around 1724

Everyday prices in 1724

A cotton apron cost 1.7 florins, while a pound of tobacco cost 1.75 florins in Waremme in 1724.

Music

Around 1718–1724

Italian-style church music revival in Antwerp

Church music underwent a modern Italian-style revival in Antwerp after 1718, where new masses were performed only during extraordinary ceremonies to maintain their exclusivity.

Daily life

Around 1700–1724

Single-room village schooling and discipline

Village schools, such as the one in Ename, often held boys and girls of all ages in a single common room. Misbehaving children were punished with a blow to the hand from a ferule.