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Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken

Stegeborg Castle, 17 May 1626 – Osterholz-Scharmbeck, 3 Mar 1692

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A life in time

  1. 17 May 1626

    Born in Stegeborg Castle

  2. 30 Oct 1649

    A daughter is born

  3. 3 Mar 1692

    Dies in Osterholz-Scharmbeck, aged 65

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Stegeborg Castle.

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The 1620s · Countess is born in Stegeborg Castle

In the news1622

Birth records system introduced

In 1622, Bishop Johannes Rudbeckius of Västerås established the first official birth records in Sweden.

Getting around

Travel mainly on horseback

In the early 1600s, roads were often so narrow, rocky, and uneven that they were essentially footpaths, forcing most people to travel on horseback rather than by wagon.

In the news1621

Founding of Gothenburg forces relocation

King Gustav II Adolf founded the city of Gothenburg in 1621, forcing residents of the town Nya Lödöse to dismantle and relocate their homes.

Daily life

Crowded living and fire duties

Students shared a single room with beds, chests, and clothes; usually, only one chair existed, which the senior student claimed, forcing others to sit on chests and trunks. They were also responsible for building fires early enough to be extinguished by 6 a.m. for school.

What people wore

Essential belt accessories

Women often carried keys to the farm on their belts, while both men and women kept leather pouches and knives attached to them.

Music

Popular instruments of the people

Popular instruments among ordinary people included the stem pipe, horn, nyckelharpa (key harp), and drums. String instruments like the violin and lute were also frequently played in domestic settings.

At the table

Warm beer as a staple drink

A traditional morning drink was warm beer, sometimes served as a soup called ölsupa, made from warm beer, milk, and flour. People also flavored their daily beer with ingredients like wormwood, blackthorn, or rosemary to improve health and add flavor.