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Caroline of Orange-Nassau

Leeuwarden, 28 Feb 1743 – Kirchheimbolanden, 6 May 1787

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A life in time

  1. 28 Feb 1743

    Born in Leeuwarden

  2. 1768–1780

    3 children are born

  3. 6 May 1787

    Dies in Kirchheimbolanden, aged 44

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 3

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1740s · Caroline is born in Leeuwarden

In the news1747

William IV appointed stadtholder in 1747

In 1747, William IV was appointed the first stadtholder of all provinces, a response to widespread unrest and economic crisis.

Getting around

Strict Schedules and Punctuality Penalties

The canal boat service was so punctual that the Oude Kerk clock in Delft served as the standard for departures, and skippers often had to refund passengers if the boat arrived late at its destination. Each trip often followed strict schedules based on two periods per year: from April to October and from October to April.

At the table

Typical Diet of Ordinary Families

Ordinary families ate a regular daily diet consisting primarily of milk soups, bread with butter or fat, and simple vegetable or fish stews. Meat was a rare luxury usually reserved for Sundays or special occasions.

War of the Austrian Succession. When Maria Theresa inherited the Habsburg lands, Prussia seized Silesia and much of Europe joined the fight.In Europe · 1740–1748

War of the Austrian Succession. When Maria Theresa inherited the Habsburg lands, Prussia seized Silesia and much of Europe joined the fight.

DavidDijkgraaf · CC0

What people wore

Men's informal Japanese-inspired jackets

Men frequently wore a 'Japonse rok', an indoor jacket inspired by Japanese kimonos, even when going out to the bakery or the market.

Music

Amsterdam Dance Music Collections

Between 1700 and 1780, Amsterdam publishers released numerous collections of simple, often single-voiced instrumental dance music that were widely played by ear in taverns and dance halls.

Daily life

Cupboard beds and brass warmers

In smaller homes, bedrooms were often built into the walls like cupboards that were closed during the day and accessed at night by a short step-ladder. Brass bed-warmers, polished to look like gold, were used to heat cold linen sheets in the winter.