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Frederick Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön

Sønderborg, 4 Aug 1706 – Traventhal, 18 Oct 1761

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Facts and their sources

  • Born4 Aug 1706, Sønderborgnot verified1 source
  • Died18 Oct 1761, Traventhalnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 4 Aug 1706

    Born in Sønderborg

  2. 23 Apr 1744

    A daughter is born

  3. 18 Oct 1761

    Dies in Traventhal, aged 55

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Sønderborg.

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

The 1700s · Frederick is born in Sønderborg

In the news1709

1709 rye crop failure causes price surge

Following a harsh winter, a severe rye crop failure in 1709 caused the price of a tonne of rye to rise to 5 Rdlr. 2 Mk., a significant sum for the time.

Getting around

Slow Pace of Mail Coach Travel

Travel by mail coach was slow, moving at a walking pace of about 4-5 km/h. A journey from Nuremberg to Leipzig covered roughly 70 hours, and to Regensburg about 20 hours.

At the table

Simple meals of porridge, soup, and stew

Ordinary families commonly consumed grain-based porridges and soups for breakfast and dinner, while a hearty stew served as the main midday meal. Meat was expensive, so many households reserved it for special occasions like a Sunday roast.

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.In Europe · 1700–1721

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.

Imonoz · CC BY-SA 4.0

What people wore

Sumptuary Laws Against Opulent Clothing

Authorities issued sumptuary laws to maintain social hierarchy, often banning lower classes from wearing gold, silver, pearls, silk, or costly furs, with violators risking fines or imprisonment.

Music

The cornett was a popular civic instrument

Town musicians used the versatile cornett, a wooden instrument with finger holes, for both church services and celebratory civic events.

Daily life

Limited Schooling for Children

Children often attended only winter schools because their labor was required for farming and tending livestock the rest of the year. Teachers were frequently untrained, such as former soldiers or craftsmen, and religious instruction was the main priority.