Skip to content
VitrineVitrine
Sign in

Ilya Miloslavsky

13 Jul 1595 – 19 May 1668

6 facts2 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born13 Jul 1595not verified1 source
  • Died19 May 1668not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 13 Jul 1595

    Born

  2. 11 Apr 1624

    A daughter is born

  3. 19 May 1668

    Dies, aged 72

Family

See the tree

Partner

Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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

The 1590s · Ilya is born

In the news1598

New legal code adopted in 1598

In 1598, the Prussian estates adopted a new legal code, the Correction of Prussian Law, which standardized private and procedural law across the region.

Getting around

Challenging roads and poor lodging conditions

Deep, sandy, or muddy roads often forced travelers to stop frequently, and horses could become exhausted by heat and insects, necessitating breaks until temperatures dropped. Some travelers carried their own beds to ensure comfort when staying in poor-quality wayside inns.

In the news1570–1599

Deadly epidemic after 1569

A severe epidemic struck several Prussian cities, with mortality so high in Toruń that corpses were moved by the dozen in carts.

Daily life

Simple wooden schoolhouses

School buildings were typically wooden and often consisted of only one room, which served as both the classroom and the teacher's living quarters. Many of these structures were poorly constructed and lacked chimneys.

What people wore

Carrying Cash in Needle Cases

Peasant men and women working in the fields often carried small amounts of cash in purses attached to their belts, specifically in needle cases, possibly for safety. In one 1540 incident, ten men and ten women working in a meadow were robbed of items including ten belts with needle cases that contained a total of 1.5 kopa grossi.

Music

Ducal instrumental music in Königsberg

At the ducal court in Königsberg, instrumental ensembles performed music using instruments such as lutes, trumpets, and fiddles.

At the table

Meager diet of the rural peasantry

Ordinary peasants often relied on a meager diet consisting of black bread and porridge, frequently eaten without any added fat, while drinking plain water.