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Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental

Stuttgart, 12 Sep 1652 – Stuttgart, 20 Dec 1698

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A life in time

  1. 12 Sep 1652

    Born in Stuttgart

  2. 24 Jan 1684

    A son is born

  3. 20 Dec 1698

    Dies in Stuttgart, aged 46

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 1

During his lifetime

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

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

The 1650s · Frederick is born in Stuttgart

In the news1654

Demonstration of vacuum power

Otto von Guericke demonstrated the power of a vacuum in Regensburg using sixteen horses to pull apart two sealed hemispheres.

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

Hat with a hidden storage bag

The Scheessel Winkelmann hat was designed with a secret fabric bag inside, which allowed the wearer to carry a hymnal, bread, and a flask while on the go.

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 food staples

In 1650, a bushel of rye cost between 20 groschen and 1 thaler, while a pig cost 1 thaler and 4 groschen.

Music

Musical Cradle Devotions and Festive Processions

During Christmas, Jesuits organized cradle devotions, where a constructed cradle containing a figure of the Christ child was rocked to the sound of music. Music was also used in processions, often involving bells, trumpets, military drums, and even the discharge of muskets and cannons.

Daily life

Dark and smoky rural homes

Rural homes often lacked chimneys, causing smoke from open hearths to fill living areas with poor air. Many houses were dark, with only small windows or simple peep-holes.