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Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse

Castle of Olbreuse, 3 Jan 1639 – Celle, 5 Feb 1722

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A life in time

  1. 3 Jan 1639

    Born in Castle of Olbreuse

  2. 15 Sep 1666

    A daughter is born

  3. 5 Feb 1722

    Dies in Celle, aged 83

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Castle of Olbreuse.

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The 1630s · Éléonore is born in Castle of Olbreuse

In the news1630–1631

Great famine causes mass starvation

A series of continuous rains in 1630 led to widespread crop failures, causing a severe famine that lasted from August 1630 until May 1631 and caused massive demographic losses.

Getting around

Carriages were mostly for the wealthy

While wealthy travelers used private carriages, these vehicles were unaffordable for most people, who relied on walking or slower, less comfortable public coaches.

In the news1631

First French newspaper is founded

Théophraste Renaudot founded La Gazette in 1631, which became the first newspaper in France.

Daily life

Schooling for children in the household

In many households, servants or parents ensured children received elementary education in reading, writing, and counting. Daily chores for servants included waking and dressing children and seeing that they got off to school.

What people wore

Clothing for feast days vs daily life

Common villagers typically wore the same basic garments daily, while the more prosperous members of the community had specific outfits reserved for Sundays and feast days.

Music

Pipe and tabor in rural festivities

Common people danced on Sundays to the sound of the pipe and tabor, a practice defended by some clergy as a necessary relaxation after a week of labor. These instruments were also used to celebrate local events, such as the lighting of the Saint John's fire.

At the table

Wine and cider over water

Fermented drinks like wine or cider were preferred over water, which was often considered unhealthy or unsafe to drink. People frequently drank inferior quality wine known as piquette, although better wine could be purchased for popular celebrations for ten sous per pint.