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Elisabeth Farnese

Palazzo della Pilotta, 25 Oct 1692 – Royal Palace of Aranjuez, 11 Jul 1766

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A life in time

  1. 25 Oct 1692

    Born in Palazzo della Pilotta

  2. 1714–1724

    Queen Consort of Spain

  3. 1716–1729

    7 children are born

  4. 1724–1746

    Queen Consort of Spain

  5. 11 Jul 1766

    Dies in Royal Palace of Aranjuez, aged 73

Family

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Children · 7

During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Palazzo della Pilotta.

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The 1690s · Elisabeth is born in Palazzo della Pilotta

In the news1690–1699

Famine during 1690s war occupation

Due to war-related requisitions and bad harvests starting in 1690, families in the mountainous Tarentaise and Maurienne provinces were reduced to eating ground shells and nuts mixed with small amounts of oats or barley.

Getting around

Traveling on foot was most common

For most people, traveling on foot remained the most common way to move between towns in the 17th century.

In the news1695

Hospice for the Poor established in 1695

In 1695, Duke Rinaldo I established the Hospice for the Poor to manage the large influx of beggars and unemployed people in the city of Modena.

Daily life

Education and social life

While public education systems were introduced by 1661, daily social interaction for the rural population primarily took place in stables during the evening, which served as a shared space for work and exchange.

What people wore

Feast day attire

For feast days and Sundays, people increasingly wore finer, brightly colored fabrics that were imported rather than produced in the village.

Music

Hurdy-gurdy as a popular folk instrument

The hurdy-gurdy was a common instrument used by ordinary people for centuries to accompany singing, dancing, and popular entertainment. It was also famously associated with Savoyard street performers and children who traveled across Europe with their music and puppets.

At the table

Survival Diet During War and Famine

During times of war and famine around the 1690s, the rural poor in mountainous provinces were sometimes forced to survive on ground shells and nuts mixed with small amounts of oats or barley.