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Joseph of Lorraine

Innsbruck, 20 Oct 1685 – Battle of Cassano, 25 Aug 1705

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A life in time

  1. 20 Oct 1685

    Born in Innsbruck

  2. 25 Aug 1705

    Dies in Battle of Cassano, aged 19

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During his lifetime

He lived through 3 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Innsbruck.

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The 1680s · Joseph is born in Innsbruck

In the news1683

Second Turkish Siege of Vienna

Ottoman forces initiated the second Turkish Siege of Vienna, leading to widespread destruction in the surrounding area until they were defeated in September.

Getting around

Carriage travel times

Travel was slow and difficult; for example, a journey by carriage between St. Pölten and Melk, a distance of 30 kilometers, took 5 to 7 hours under good weather conditions.

In the news1686

1686 ban on Reformed religion

Following pressure from Louis XIV, Duke Victor Amadeus II issued an edict on 31 January 1686 that prohibited the Reformed religion and forced Waldensians to choose between conversion or exile.

Daily life

Life in the smoke kitchen

Cooking happened in smoke kitchens where food was prepared over open fires, often sharing space with poultry kept inside at night.

What people wore

Weather-protecting Loden cloak with personal initials

For protection against the weather, rural people used a Wetterfleck, a rectangular Loden wool garment with a head opening, which reached the belt in front and the back of the knees in the back. These were often customized with red or green fabric hearts and the owner's initials on the chest.

Music

Common rural dance instruments

In the seventeenth-century countryside, ordinary people primarily used bagpipes and hurdy-gurdies for dance music, before the violin became established as a popular instrument later on.

At the table

Creative peasant food substitutions

Peasant families practiced creative food substitutions, using names like false meat soup or false almond cake to describe dishes made from simpler, available ingredients.