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Frederick IV, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Gottorf Castle, 18 Oct 1671 – Battle of Klissow, 19 Jul 1702

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 18 Oct 1671

    Born in Gottorf Castle

  2. 29 Apr 1700

    A son is born

  3. 19 Jul 1702

    Dies in Battle of Klissow, aged 30

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 Gottorf Castle.

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

The 1670s · Frederick is born in Gottorf Castle

In the news1673

Introduction of new poll taxes (1673)

In 1673, the nobility enacted a new general poll tax, a burdensome levy introduced under the pressure of war with the Ottoman Empire.

At the table

Daily Porridge Habits

Because meat was expensive and rarely eaten, families often relied on a thick, long-cooking grain porridge as their primary warm meal. To stretch the food, they frequently reheated it, resulting in a thick, semi-solid consistency.

What people wore

Eleven caps for one woman

In Scheessel, a woman possessed about eleven different caps for various occasions, with five reserved exclusively for mourning. These caps were stored in colorful painted hatboxes.

Getting around

River travel from Regensburg to Vienna

Starting in 1696, boats called 'Ordinari' transported passengers down the Danube from Regensburg to Vienna, a distance of about 450 kilometers that took at least one week.

What it cost

Cost of Bread and Shoes

Basic items were affordable: bread cost less than one grosz, and a pair of shoes ranged from 9 to 24 grosze in the 17th century. In 1671, the price of a pair of shoes reached 19.1 grosze.

Music

Church and celebrations used town pipers

In early modern German towns, town pipers’ wind instruments were used at church services and also for special occasions such as weddings or house concerts.

Daily life

Difficult and contaminated water access

Getting drinkable water was labor-intensive, often involving fetching it from ditches or rivers that were also used for sewage disposal. Nearby wells were frequently contaminated by sewage as well.