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Ernestine Lambriquet

Versailles, 31 Jul 1778 – Paris, 31 Dec 1813

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  • Born31 Jul 1778, Versaillesnot verified1 source
  • Died31 Dec 1813, Parisnot verified1 source
  • FatherLouis XVI of Francenot verified1 source
  • MotherMarie Antoinettenot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 31 Jul 1778

    Born in Versailles

  2. 31 Dec 1813

    Dies in Paris, aged 35

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During her lifetime

She lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Versailles.

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The 1770s · Ernestine is born in Versailles

In the news1775

The Flour War of 1775

The Flour War of 1775 involved widespread riots across northern France after grain trade deregulation caused bread prices to rise by over 50 percent.

Getting around

Rapid descent by ramasse sled

When crossing the snowy Mount Cenis pass in the Alps, travelers could descend into Lanslebourg in just 15 minutes using a specialized sled called a ramasse.

In Europe1772–1795

Poland is partitioned

Russia, Prussia and Austria divided Poland among themselves in three steps until, in 1795, it vanished from the map for 123 years.

Daily life

Simple peasant housing

Most peasant homes were single-room structures built of mud with thatched roofs, lacking ceilings and window glass.

What people wore

Common clothing colors

Common women’s clothing colors were mostly dark, with black, gray, and brown making up 45 percent of garments, while red accounted for 21 percent.

Music

Wind instruments dominated outdoor civic festivals

Wind instruments, especially the bassoon-serpent, were highly prized for outdoor festivities and civic celebrations because they were loud enough to be heard by large crowds. During the Revolution, the government promoted powerful patriotic hymns like La Marseillaise, often played by wind ensembles to help mobilize and unify citizens.

At the table

Typical Peasant Diet in Rural France

Ordinary rural diets consisted of rye or oat bread, vegetable soups, and dairy, while meat was rarely eaten except for occasional pork.