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August von Senarclens de Grancy

Etoy, 19 Aug 1794 – Jugenheim, 3 Oct 1871

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  • Born19 Aug 1794, Etoynot verified1 source
  • Titlecivil servantnot verified1 source
  • Died3 Oct 1871, Jugenheimnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 19 Aug 1794

    Born in Etoy

  2. 8 Aug 1824

    A daughter is born

  3. 3 Oct 1871

    Dies in Jugenheim, aged 77

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Etoy.

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The 1790s · August is born in Etoy

In the news1799

Battles of the Second Coalition, 1799

Switzerland became a major battlefield in 1799 during the War of the Second Coalition, with foreign armies fighting across the region.

What people wore

Everyday working attire in the Vaud region

In the Vaud region, working winemakers wore simple knee breeches, gaiters, open vests, and shirts, while women wore half-length skirts with colorful stripes and distinctive chimney-shaped hats.

Getting around

Slow speeds on poor road networks

Stagecoaches traveled at a walking pace of only 4 to 5 km/h, stopping every 15 to 30 kilometers at relay stations to change horses and passengers. Due to the poor conditions of the roads, these journeys were often exhausting and prone to accidents.

The French Revolution. Parisians stormed the Bastille in 1789; the monarchy fell, the king was executed, and “liberty, equality, fraternity” spread across Europe.In Europe · 1789–1799

The French Revolution. Parisians stormed the Bastille in 1789; the monarchy fell, the king was executed, and “liberty, equality, fraternity” spread across Europe.

Unidentified painter · public domain

In the news1798

French invasion and Helvetic Republic, 1798

French troops invaded Switzerland in 1798, collapsing the old Confederation and establishing the centralized Helvetic Republic.

Music

The evocative ranz des vaches melody

Herdsmen in the mountains played the ranz des vaches on bagpipes or Alpine horns, a tune so evocative of home that it was once forbidden in foreign military service under penalty of death.

Daily life

Winter food supplies for a family

A family of seven in the Uri mountains prepared for their eight-month winter by storing 108 pounds of hard bread and 25 baskets of potatoes.