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Eleonore of Austria

Regensburg, 31 May 1653 – Vienna, 17 Dec 1697

15 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born31 May 1653, Regensburgor 21 May 1653Records disagree1 source
  • MarriedMichał Korybut Wiśniowieckinot verified1 source
  • Titleregentor Consort of Poland, 1670–1673 · consort · list of Lithuanian consortsnot verified1 source
  • Titleconsortor Consort of Poland, 1670–1673 · regent · list of Lithuanian consortsnot verified1 source
  • Titlelist of Lithuanian consortsor Consort of Poland, 1670–1673 · regent · consortnot verified1 source
  • TitleConsort of Poland, 1670–1673or regent · consort · list of Lithuanian consortsnot verified1 source
  • EventCoronation, 1670not verified1 source
  • Died17 Dec 1697, Viennanot verified1 source
  • MotherEleonora Gonzaganot verified1 source
  • FatherFerdinand III, Holy Roman Emperornot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 31 May 1653

    Born in Regensburg

  2. 1670

    Coronation

  3. 1670–1673

    Consort of Poland

  4. 1679–1689

    6 children are born

  5. 17 Dec 1697

    Dies in Vienna, aged 44

Family

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Parents

Partners

Children · 6

During her lifetime

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

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The 1650s · Eleonore is born in Regensburg

In the news1654

Legally binding serfdom in Mecklenburg

The Servants Law of 1654 legally anchored serfdom in Mecklenburg, divesting serfs of personal freedoms and allowing them to be sold with property.

At the table

Daily Porridge Habits

Because meat was expensive and rarely eaten, families often relied on a thick, long-cooking grain porridge as their primary warm meal. To stretch the food, they frequently reheated it, resulting in a thick, semi-solid consistency.

What people wore

Eleven caps for one woman

In Scheessel, a woman possessed about eleven different caps for various occasions, with five reserved exclusively for mourning. These caps were stored in colorful painted hatboxes.

Getting around

Travel speeds for foot passengers

Most travelers were foot passengers who could expect to cover about 100 kilometers in a week, accounting for rest days and potential travel obstacles like bad weather or floods.

What it cost

Prices for staple food items

Around 1650, a scheffel of wheat cost 36 groschen, while a single chicken was priced at four and a half groschen.

Music

Musical Cradle Devotions and Festive Processions

During Christmas, Jesuits organized cradle devotions, where a constructed cradle containing a figure of the Christ child was rocked to the sound of music. Music was also used in processions, often involving bells, trumpets, military drums, and even the discharge of muskets and cannons.

Daily life

Limited and seasonal schooling

Schooling was not compulsory, and rural children often only attended in winter because they had to work on farms during the summer. Instruction focused primarily on memorizing the Bible to learn how to pray and read scripture.