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Amalie von Wallmoden, Countess of Yarmouth

Hanover, 1 Apr 1704 – Hanover, 19 Oct 1765

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Facts and their sources

  • Born1 Apr 1704, Hanovernot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the House of Lordsnot verified1 source
  • Died19 Oct 1765, Hanovernot verified1 source
  • FatherQ76333428not verified1 source
  • MotherFriederike Charlotte von dem Busschenot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1 Apr 1704

    Born in Hanover

  2. 22 Apr 1736

    A son is born

  3. 19 Oct 1765

    Dies in Hanover, aged 61

Family

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Parents

Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Hanover.

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The 1700s · Amalie is born in Hanover

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

Limited Wardrobes and Sunday Best

For ordinary people, clothing was strictly divided into everyday wear and Sunday best, as a person's wardrobe was very limited three hundred years ago.

Music

The cornett was a popular civic instrument

Town musicians used the versatile cornett, a wooden instrument with finger holes, for both church services and celebratory civic events.

Daily life

Simple and Frugal Home Interiors

Homes often had low ceilings, whitewashed walls, and floors made of stone or brick that were covered in sand. Rooms were sparsely furnished, and houses frequently lacked clocks, making time-keeping and domestic life simple and frugal.