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Joseph, Archbishop of Braga

Lisbon, 6 May 1703 – Ponte de Lima, 3 Jun 1756

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Facts and their sources

  • Born6 May 1703, Lisbonnot verified1 source
  • TitleRoman Catholic Archbishop of Braga, 1740–1756not verified1 source
  • Died3 Jun 1756, Ponte de Limanot verified1 source
  • FatherPeter II of Portugalnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 6 May 1703

    Born in Lisbon

  2. 1740–1756

    Roman Catholic Archbishop of Braga

  3. 3 Jun 1756

    Dies in Ponte de Lima, aged 53

Family

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Parents

During his lifetime

He lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Lisbon.

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

The 1700s · Joseph, is born in Lisbon

Who governed

What people wore

Maintaining appearances with limited clothing

Social strivers would meticulously maintain their limited clothing, washing and soaping collars and cuffs, and using animal fat to keep shoes looking shiny even when the soles were worn through. They also applied powders to their hats to mask age and wear, aiming to project an appearance of higher status.

Getting around

Main modes of transport were primitive

During this period, most people traveled on foot, on horseback, on mules, or by boat, as there were no railways or regular stagecoach lines.

What it cost

Wheat rent in early 18th-century Avis

In 1700, a resident of the town of Avis paid a tax of 520 réis for the wheat he owed as rent on a farm.

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

In the news1703

Anglo-Portuguese Trade Treaty of 1703

The 1703 Methuen Treaty allowed British woolens to be imported duty-free while granting Portuguese wine lower duties in England.

Music

Instruments in royal and public life

Musicians used wind and percussion instruments, such as trumpets, shawms (charamelas), and timbales, to provide harmonic accompaniment for court ceremonies and public processions. These ensembles played at royal river excursions on the Tagus and during festive street celebrations.

At the table

Daily diet of a fieldworker

A 17th-century fieldworker could consume up to 1 kilogram of bread daily, along with broth, vegetables, small amounts of meat or fish, and significant quantities of wine.