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Louis Charles d'Albert de Luynes

Louvre Palace, 25 Dec 1620 – Paris, 10 Oct 1690

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Facts and their sources

  • Born25 Dec 1620, Louvre Palacenot verified1 source
  • Died10 Oct 1690, Parisor 20 Oct 1699Records disagree1 source

A life in time

  1. 25 Dec 1620

    Born in Louvre Palace

  2. 18 Jan 1670

    A daughter is born

  3. 10 Oct 1690

    Dies in Paris, aged 69

Family

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Partner

Children · 1

During his lifetime

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

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

The 1620s · Louis is born in Louvre Palace

In the news1626–1632

Great plague outbreak kills one million

Between 1626 and 1632, a devastating plague outbreak killed approximately one million people, causing many towns to lose one-third to one-quarter of their inhabitants.

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.

What people wore

Cost of simple clothing in 1626

In 1626, a servant's set of new clothes consisting of a doublet, a chemisette, and breeches cost 6 livres and 8 sols, a significant sum for basic, modest fabrics.

Getting around

Primary modes of travel were simple

Ordinary people primarily traveled by foot, on horseback, or via water, as roads were frequently unpaved and turned into mud during rain.

What it cost

Cost of pigs and wood in 17th century

In the 17th century, a single pig could cost approximately 24 livres, while a cart of wood was valued at 11 livres.

Music

Lute and vocal music popularity

Private aristocratic and bourgeois entertainment was almost entirely vocal, with the lute often accompanying singing in the popular air de cour genre.

Daily life

Schooling for children in the household

In many households, servants or parents ensured children received elementary education in reading, writing, and counting. Daily chores for servants included waking and dressing children and seeing that they got off to school.