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Marc-Marie de Bombelles

Bitche, 8 Oct 1744 – Paris, 5 Mar 1822

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  • Born8 Oct 1744, Bitchenot verified1 source
  • Titleambassadoror bishop of Amiens, 1817not verified1 source
  • Titlebishop of Amiens, 1817or ambassadornot verified1 source
  • Died5 Mar 1822, Parisnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 8 Oct 1744

    Born in Bitche

  2. 6 Nov 1785

    A son is born

  3. 1817

    Bishop of Amiens

  4. 5 Mar 1822

    Dies in Paris, aged 77

Family

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During his lifetime

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

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The 1740s · Marc-Marie is born in Bitche

In the news1748

Abolition of the royal galleys

In 1748, King Louis XV abolished the galleys, transferring convicts to coastal prisons or ships, ending a long-standing form of harsh penal servitude.

Getting around

Sledding down the Alps

Adventurous travelers crossed the snowy Mont-Cenis pass in winter using a sled called a ramasse, which could slide down the slope in just fifteen minutes.

At the table

Bread as the Foundation of Daily Meals

The staple of the ordinary diet was bread, often consumed as a soup by soaking pieces in water, broth, or vegetable mixtures. This meal structure, centered on a starchy base accompanied by secondary savory foods, remained remarkably stable for centuries.

War of the Austrian Succession. When Maria Theresa inherited the Habsburg lands, Prussia seized Silesia and much of Europe joined the fight.In Europe · 1740–1748

War of the Austrian Succession. When Maria Theresa inherited the Habsburg lands, Prussia seized Silesia and much of Europe joined the fight.

DavidDijkgraaf · CC0

What people wore

Carefully Patched Clothing

Respectable poor individuals often wore carefully patched cast-off clothing, where the patches were chosen to match the original faded fabric.

Music

Public concert series started in Paris

Starting in 1725, Parisians could attend public concerts organized by the Concert Spirituel society, which performed in the Tuileries Gardens when the Opéra was closed for religious festivals.

Daily life

Daily struggles for light and water

Domestic lighting relied on oil lamps, tallow candles, or wax candles, which were expensive and labor-intensive to manage. Families often had to fetch water manually from communal fountains, as running water in homes was not available.