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Marie Leszczyńska

Poznań, 23 Jun 1703 – Palace of Versailles, 24 Jun 1768

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A life in time

  1. 23 Jun 1703

    Born in Poznań

  2. 1727–1737

    10 children are born

  3. 24 Jun 1768

    Dies in Palace of Versailles, aged 65

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 10

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1700s · Marie is born in Poznań

In the news1707–1710

Plague pandemic of 1707–1710

A devastating plague pandemic swept across Poland between 1707 and 1710, claiming 9,000 lives in Poznań alone and causing the local authorities in Lublin to execute grave robbers accused of spreading the disease.

What people wore

Prized festive headscarf knots

Peasant women wore delicate, thin, and richly decorated festive headscarves, which they carefully removed after church to avoid undoing their intricate, highly-prized knots.

Getting around

Slow Daily Travel Pace

Land journeys were slow and difficult, averaging only 25 to 30 kilometers per day for most travelers, often due to poor roads and lack of comfortable inns.

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.In Europe · 1700–1721

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.

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In the news1709–1710

The Great Winter of 1709

The Great Winter of 1709 brought extreme cold and severe famine to France, marking one of the century's worst economic crises.

Music

Instruments in Inns and Churches

Bagpipes were popular instruments at village and city inns, and in Żywiec, court trumpeters played music from the church tower.

Daily life

Lighting and bathing conveniences

Lighting was often provided by tallow candles made from animal fat, which were cheaper than beeswax candles, while some window openings in poorer homes were covered with greased paper or animal bladder instead of glass. Baths in larger urban palaces could be quite sophisticated with external heating systems, whereas smaller households relied on basic domestic containers.