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Frederick Christian I of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Augustenborg, 6 Apr 1721 – Augustenborg, 13 Nov 1794

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A life in time

  1. 6 Apr 1721

    Born in Augustenborg

  2. 9 Jul 1768

    A son is born

  3. 13 Nov 1794

    Dies in Augustenborg, aged 73

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Augustenborg.

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

The 1720s · Frederick is born in Augustenborg

In the news1728

1728 Copenhagen fire destroys city infrastructure

In 1728, a massive fire in Copenhagen destroyed 74 streets and 1,670 of the city's 4,087 houses, leading to the creation of a fire insurance company.

Daily life

Long school days and restricted access

Formal schooling for boys in Danish towns involved long days, typically running from 6:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., except on Wednesdays when it ended at 8:00 a.m. Girls were generally barred from these schools, though some were taught by female teachers who were restricted to instructing girls regardless of age.

Work

Day laborer earnings in Odense

A common day laborer in Odense earned 16 skilling for a 12-hour workday during summer, and 12 skilling during winter.

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.In Europe · 1700–1721

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.

Imonoz · CC BY-SA 4.0

What people wore

Men's hat styles changed

Men switched from tall conical hats to low, broad-brimmed black felt hats during the 1700s.

Music

Minuet Popularity Among Ordinary People

In the 1740s, peasants danced the minuet at fine occasions, and authorities even caught guests dancing it at a suburban Copenhagen inn in 1736.

At the table

Clarifying coffee with fish skin

Coffee was boiled in copper kettles and sometimes clarified with a piece of dried flounder skin, as coffee filters did not exist.