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Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Brunswick, 28 Aug 1691 – Vienna, 21 Dec 1750

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Facts and their sources

  • Born28 Aug 1691, Brunswicknot verified1 source
  • Titleconsortor Consort of Hungary · Consort of Bohemia · Consort of the Holy Roman Empire · Consort of Austria · Consort of Croatianot verified1 source
  • TitleConsort of Hungaryor consort · Consort of Bohemia · Consort of the Holy Roman Empire · Consort of Austria · Consort of Croatianot verified1 source
  • TitleConsort of Bohemiaor consort · Consort of Hungary · Consort of the Holy Roman Empire · Consort of Austria · Consort of Croatianot verified1 source
  • TitleConsort of the Holy Roman Empireor consort · Consort of Hungary · Consort of Bohemia · Consort of Austria · Consort of Croatianot verified1 source
  • TitleConsort of Austriaor consort · Consort of Hungary · Consort of Bohemia · Consort of the Holy Roman Empire · Consort of Croatianot verified1 source
  • TitleConsort of Croatiaor consort · Consort of Hungary · Consort of Bohemia · Consort of the Holy Roman Empire · Consort of Austrianot verified1 source
  • Died21 Dec 1750, Viennanot verified1 source
  • FatherLouis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburgnot verified1 source
  • MotherPrincess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingennot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 28 Aug 1691

    Born in Brunswick

  2. 1716–1724

    4 children are born

  3. 21 Dec 1750

    Dies in Vienna, aged 59

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Children · 4

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1690s · Elisabeth is born in Brunswick

In the news1699

Treaty of Karlowitz

The Treaty of Karlowitz was signed, confirming Habsburg acquisition of almost all of Hungary and marking the recovery of the territory.

At the table

Alcoholic beverages replaced water for safety

People rarely drank water due to contamination risks, relying instead on wine or beer, which were considered safer because of the fermentation process. Milk was almost exclusively for small children, as most of it was processed into butter and cheese for storage.

What people wore

Women's mourning caps in Scheeßel

A woman in the Scheeßel parish typically owned about 11 different caps, five of which were used exclusively for mourning periods.

Getting around

Water Transport on the Danube

Travel by water was vital, with cargo boats like the Ordinari sailing weekly from Regensburg to Vienna, a journey of 450 kilometers that took at least a week. While downstream travel was faster, upstream journeys were labor-intensive, often requiring horses to tow the boats.

What it cost

Daily wages for laborers

In the late 17th century, day laborers earned about 6 kreuzer for women and up to 18 kreuzer for some skilled laborers like carpenters.

Music

Popular wedding dance needed the fiddle

In Weseke, a record from 1662 calls a local musician “Fidicen” (violinist) whose fiddle provided the energy for festivities, and wedding celebrations were incomplete without dancing.

Daily life

Poor lighting in winter homes

During the winter, homes were lit by poor-quality light from resin torches, tallow candles, or oil lamps with open flames.