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Francisco Fernando Isidro de Austria

Madrid, 15 May 1626 – Isasi Jauregia (Markeskua), 11 Mar 1634

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Facts and their sources

  • Born15 May 1626, Madridnot verified1 source
  • Died11 Mar 1634, Isasi Jauregia (Markeskua)not verified1 source
  • FatherPhilip IV of Spainnot verified1 source
  • MotherCatalina Manriquenot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 15 May 1626

    Born in Madrid

  2. 11 Mar 1634

    Dies in Isasi Jauregia (Markeskua), aged 7

Family

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Parents

During his lifetime

He lived through 2 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Madrid.

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

The 1620s · Francisco is born in Madrid

In the news1627

First royal bankruptcy in 1627

In 1627, Spain was forced to declare its first bankruptcy due to the insupportable military strain on the monarchy's resources.

Getting around

Common methods of travel

Most people traveled on foot or horseback, though wealthy individuals used litters carried by mules or human-powered sedan chairs.

In the news1628

Dutch capture treasure fleet in 1628

In 1628, the Dutch captured the entire American treasure fleet at the Cuban bay of Matanzas, severely impacting the Crown's finances.

Daily life

Nightly waste disposal and street hygiene

To maintain hygiene, residents often threw waste from their homes onto the streets at night, leading to the famous cry of "agua va" to warn passersby. This practice contributed significantly to the extreme filth and foul odors reported by foreign travelers in cities like Madrid.

What people wore

The high cost of fashionable hats

A beaver hat from Paris could be so expensive that its cost equaled the price of six mantles for poor widows to attend mass.

Music

Musical Instruments for Domestic Education

In domestic settings, keyboard instruments, the guitar, and the harp were the preferred instruments for the musical education of women.

At the table

Affordability of basic food items

With 1 blanca, which was worth half a maravedí, a person could buy nine salted or fresh sardines. At the time, an average laborer or muleteer earned 17 maravedís per day.