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Johann Reinhard II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Bouxwiller, 23 Jan 1628 – Rheinau, 25 Apr 1666

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A life in time

  1. 23 Jan 1628

    Born in Bouxwiller

  2. 1660–1665

    3 children are born

  3. 25 Apr 1666

    Dies in Rheinau, aged 38

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Children · 3

During his lifetime

He lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Bouxwiller.

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The 1620s · Johann is born in Bouxwiller

In the news1626–1632

Great plague outbreak kills one million

Between 1626 and 1632, a devastating plague outbreak killed approximately one million people, causing many towns to lose one-third to one-quarter of their inhabitants.

Getting around

Water travel was cheaper and standard

Water travel was common and cheaper than land, with a journey from Paris to Bordeaux taking roughly fifteen days by mid-century.

In the news1618–1648

Destruction of the Thirty Years' War

The Thirty Years' War, lasting from 1618 to 1648, caused a demographic catastrophe where roughly one-third of urban residents and two-fifths of the rural population perished. Soldiers and camp followers frequently destroyed crops and seized food, leading to widespread famine and forcing villagers to abandon their land.

Daily life

Crowded living in shared urban spaces

In 17th-century Paris, ordinary people often lived in crowded, narrow buildings where a single room served as a kitchen, sleeping area, and living space. Privacy was minimal, as rooms were frequently shared by entire families, lodgers, or apprentices.

What people wore

Cost of simple clothing in 1626

In 1626, a servant's set of new clothes consisting of a doublet, a chemisette, and breeches cost 6 livres and 8 sols, a significant sum for basic, modest fabrics.

Music

Popularity of drinking songs in 17th-century France

Drinking songs, or airs à boire, were a popular form of entertainment enjoyed by diverse social groups in cabarets and taverns. These songs were valued for their accessible melodies and seducing poetic themes, deeply rooted in the culture of intoxication.

At the table

Bread as the foundation of daily meals

Bread was the central element of the daily diet, often served as "soup" by soaking hard, stale slices in water, broth, or vegetable mixtures.