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Jan Ostroróg

1565 – Komarno, Jun 1622

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Facts and their sources

  • Born1565or 1547Records disagree1 source
  • MarriedZofia Zasławskanot verified1 source
  • Titledeputy of Crown Tribunalor Deputy to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealthnot verified1 source
  • TitleDeputy to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealthor deputy of Crown Tribunalnot verified1 source
  • DiedJun 1622, Komarnonot verified1 source
  • FatherStanisław Ostrorógnot verified1 source
  • MotherZofia Teczynskanot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1565

    Born

  2. 1610

    A daughter is born

  3. Jun 1622

    Dies in Komarno

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During his lifetime

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The 1560s · Jan is born

In the news1569–1574

Famine and price crisis of 1569-1574

Between 1569 and 1574, a severe famine and price crisis struck the region, causing mass death among the poorest residents, while wealthy nobles remained largely unaffected. During 1573 and 1574, a 2.2-kilogram loaf of rye bread cost an unskilled worker in Krakow between 32% and 40% of their daily wage.

At the table

Beer as a daily staple

Beer was the most common everyday drink, often served as soup with breadcrumbs or given to children and pregnant women for strength.

What people wore

Valuation of peasant clothing sets

A full set of clothing for an ordinary Ukrainian peasant was valued at 26.5 zlotys for men and 52 zlotys for women, with the women's set including a shirt, skirt, and corset. Those who possessed such a complete set were considered wealthy by their community.

Getting around

Daily travel speed for commoners

In the second half of the 16th century, the average speed for travelers on foot or in carts laden with goods was about 25–30 km per day.

What it cost

Food affordability for workers

A worker could purchase a chicken for 1 grossus, a goose for 1.5 to 2 grossi, or a cluster of 60 eggs for 3 grossi with their daily wage.

Music

Social rules in the stryjanka dance

In the dance known as stryjanka, the violinist led the household members in the first part, while respectable people refrained from dancing the second, more lively part to observe others instead.

Daily life

Education and literacy expectations

Schooling was highly valued by the nobility to prepare children for public service, and by the second half of the 16th century, commoners' children made up over half of the students at the Krakow Academy. For those who could not read or write, the label of idiot or simpleton was commonly used, regardless of status.