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Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Verneuil

Château de Vincennes, 4 Nov 1601 – Verneuil-en-Halatte, 28 May 1682

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Facts and their sources

  • Born4 Nov 1601, Château de Vincennesnot verified1 source
  • TitleCommendatory abbot, 1606–1670or Roman Catholic Bishop of Metz, 1612–1652 · governor, 1666not verified1 source
  • TitleRoman Catholic Bishop of Metz, 1612–1652or Commendatory abbot, 1606–1670 · governor, 1666not verified1 source
  • Titlegovernor, 1666or Commendatory abbot, 1606–1670 · Roman Catholic Bishop of Metz, 1612–1652not verified1 source
  • Died28 May 1682, Verneuil-en-Halattenot verified1 source
  • MotherCatherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entraguesnot verified1 source
  • FatherHenry IV of Francenot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 4 Nov 1601

    Born in Château de Vincennes

  2. 1606–1670

    Commendatory abbot

  3. 1612–1652

    Roman Catholic Bishop of Metz

  4. 1666

    Governor

  5. 28 May 1682

    Dies in Verneuil-en-Halatte, aged 80

Family

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Parents

During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Château de Vincennes.

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

The 1600s · Henri is born in Château de Vincennes

What people wore

Clothing debt settled for 6 livres, 8 sols

In 1626, a servant named Jean Trottier received a new doublet made of coarse linen, a white frieze waistcoat, and white serge hose, which settled a debt of 6 livres and 8 sols.

Daily life

Water fetching and limited lighting

Water had to be fetched from pumps or rivers through daily manual labor, as there was no modern infrastructure. Lighting was limited and costly, often forcing families to shape their evening routines around the availability of candles or natural light.

Work

Cobbler gossip and regulated daily wages

Parisian cobblers were known as the neighborhood gazetteers who gossiped and shared news from their small, crowded street-corner shops. Regulations from 1567 set daily wages at ten sous tournois for laborers and five sous for unskilled manual workers.

Music

Court ballet performances

The courtly ballet was a spectacular performance featuring masked dancers in elaborate costumes, accompanied by a mix of airs and instrumental music.

At the table

Bread as the foundation of daily meals

Bread was the central element of the daily diet, often served as "soup" by soaking hard, stale slices in water, broth, or vegetable mixtures.

Getting around

River travel was economical but slow

Traveling by river was a common and economical method, though it could be slow; a journey from Paris to Rouen by water could take three or four days downstream, but returning upstream took about four days.

What it cost

Daily laborer wages in early 17th century

Between 1601 and 1625, the average daily wage of a common French laborer was approximately 2.28 livres.