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John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach

Sulzbach-Rosenberg, 23 Jan 1700 – Sulzbach-Rosenberg, 20 Jul 1733

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Facts and their sources

  • Born23 Jan 1700, Sulzbach-Rosenbergnot verified1 source
  • Titlecount palatineor duke · Marquisette of Bergen op Zoomnot verified1 source
  • Titledukeor count palatine · Marquisette of Bergen op Zoomnot verified1 source
  • TitleMarquisette of Bergen op Zoomor count palatine · dukenot verified1 source
  • Died20 Jul 1733, Sulzbach-Rosenbergnot verified1 source
  • FatherTheodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbachnot verified1 source
  • MotherLandgravine Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburgnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 23 Jan 1700

    Born in Sulzbach-Rosenberg

  2. 11 Dec 1724

    A son is born

  3. 20 Jul 1733

    Dies in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, aged 33

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

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

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The 1700s · John is born in Sulzbach-Rosenberg

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

Slow Pace of Mail Coach Travel

Travel by mail coach was slow, moving at a walking pace of about 4-5 km/h. A journey from Nuremberg to Leipzig covered roughly 70 hours, and to Regensburg about 20 hours.

At the table

Simple meals of porridge, soup, and stew

Ordinary families commonly consumed grain-based porridges and soups for breakfast and dinner, while a hearty stew served as the main midday meal. Meat was expensive, so many households reserved it for special occasions like a Sunday roast.

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

Sumptuary Laws Against Opulent Clothing

Authorities issued sumptuary laws to maintain social hierarchy, often banning lower classes from wearing gold, silver, pearls, silk, or costly furs, with violators risking fines or imprisonment.

Music

Fiddlers earned Nickelgrosken at village celebrations

Fiddlers were central to village life and were paid for their services at weddings and parties with small coins known as Nickelgrosken.

Daily life

Lighting, Cooking, and Water Access

Lighting was limited to pine torches, tallow candles, or oil lamps, while cooking was done over an open fire or in masonry hearths with a wide chimney hood to collect smoke. Water was typically obtained from community pump wells.