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Maria Naryshkina

Warsaw, 2 Feb 1779 – Starnberg, 6 Sep 1854

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A life in time

  1. 2 Feb 1779

    Born in Warsaw

  2. 1808–1813

    2 children are born

  3. 6 Sep 1854

    Dies in Starnberg, aged 75

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 3

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1770s · Maria is born in Warsaw

In the news1772

First Partition of Poland annexations

Prussia annexed West Prussia, acquiring 36,000 square kilometers and approximately 600,000 people, which significantly impacted local administration and demographics.

What people wore

Everyday Undergarments of Women

Fashionable women wore a white, long, and wide shirt called a domieszka as everyday undergarment, while young women often did not wear panties, leaving them for older generations. These shifts were crafted from materials like Dutch linen, muslin, or cambric, and decorated with lace and embroidery.

Getting around

Poor conditions of road inns

Inns were notoriously filthy and poorly equipped, forcing many travelers to sleep on straw in rooms shared with peasants or to camp in fields.

Watt’s steam engine. James Watt’s much more efficient steam engine, patented in 1769, powered the mills and mines of the Industrial Revolution.Around the world · 1769–1776

Watt’s steam engine. James Watt’s much more efficient steam engine, patented in 1769, powered the mills and mines of the Industrial Revolution.

Nicolás Pérez · CC BY-SA 3.0

In the news1773–1774

Construction of the Bydgoski Canal

The Bydgoski Canal was constructed, creating a vital waterway connection between the Brda and Noteć rivers to improve regional trade transport.

Music

Singing and simple instruments in daily life

In the countryside, singing was a natural form of daily communication for villagers, with repertoires changing according to the seasons, church calendar, and agricultural work such as threshing grain. Instruments like willow whistles or reed pipes were simple items that rural children learned to play while tending geese.

Daily life

Dwellings and Heating in the 18th Century

Commoners often lived in huts built with mud or earth, and many peasant houses lacked chimneys, meaning smoke escaped through roof holes. In contrast, noble houses were designed with a central hall, dining room, and separated rooms, often featuring tiled stoves for heating.