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Charles Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Stockholm, 29 Apr 1700 – Rümpel, 18 Jun 1739

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A life in time

  1. 29 Apr 1700

    Born in Stockholm

  2. 21 Feb 1728

    A son is born

  3. 18 Jun 1739

    Dies in Rümpel, aged 39

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 4 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Stockholm.

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

The 1700s · Charles is born in Stockholm

In the news1709

Great famine after the 1709 winter

A severe winter caused the Bodensee to freeze completely, leading to widespread crop failures and famine across Europe.

Getting around

Daily Travel Distances

The average daily journey was typically between 30 and 40 kilometers. While extraordinary speeds could reach up to 160 kilometers in a day, such distances were very unusual.

At the table

The Staple Diet of Ordinary Families

Ordinary families frequently ate a diet consisting of porridge, bread, peas, and salted fish or meat. Because food was often spoiled or rancid, it was heavily salted to preserve it and mask unpleasant flavors.

War of the Spanish Succession. Europe’s powers fought for thirteen years over who would inherit the Spanish throne; a Bourbon kept it, and Britain gained Gibraltar.In Europe · 1701–1714

War of the Spanish Succession. Europe’s powers fought for thirteen years over who would inherit the Spanish throne; a Bourbon kept it, and Britain gained Gibraltar.

DavidDijkgraaf · CC0

What people wore

Practical Daily Work Clothing

Peasant women often worked in long chemises made of coarse linen, sometimes knotting the skirt to make movement easier while performing daily chores.

Music

Dancing in barns and at crossroads

During the 18th century, people gathered to dance in informal settings such as barns, bridges, crossroads, and farmyards, as there were no dedicated dance halls. In the absence of a musician, young people would often hum or sing the music themselves to accompany their dancing.

Daily life

Reliance on fire for illumination

Peasant households lacked artificial lights and instead relied on open fires or splinters of resinous wood for illumination when needed.