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Johan Axelsson Bielke

Died Skönberga parish, 22 Apr 1576

6 facts1 source

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  • TitleRiksråd, 1569or stadtholder, 1574–1576not verified1 source
  • Titlestadtholder, 1574–1576or Riksråd, 1569not verified1 source
  • Died22 Apr 1576, Skönberga parishnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 25 Jun 1568

    A daughter is born

  2. 1569

    Riksråd

  3. 1574–1576

    Stadtholder

  4. 22 Apr 1576

    Dies in Skönberga parish

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

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

The 1570s · Johan dies in Skönberga parish, at

In the news1571

Mandatory elementary schooling introduced for city children

The Swedish Church Ordinance was established, mandating elementary schooling for all children in cities, regardless of sex.

Getting around

Slow travel and meal costs

Travel could be very slow, with one group taking five hours to cover just two miles because of deep snow. Guests at the parish-appointed inns paid for their meals with two 'Rondstuckh', which were worth about four Kreuzer.

In the news1563–1570

Devastation from the Northern Seven Years' War

The Northern Seven Years' War caused widespread devastation, with farms plundered and rural populations forced to flee to towns.

Daily life

Cramped winter living with livestock

In winter, peasant families lived in a single room with their young animals; infants slept in hanging wooden cradles, and other children slept near the baking oven for warmth. Households often kept the door threshold very high to keep young livestock inside the room.

What people wore

Sheepskin skirts for servants

In 1559, servant girls in Ångermanland received skirts made of sheepskin, with each garment requiring 12 skins to produce.

Music

Chanting the mass to the laity

In the Lutheran Mass, priests chanted biblical passages to the congregation using melodic formulas called accentus, which helped illiterate laypeople engage with the text.

At the table

Beaver was considered a fasting fish

People considered beavers to be fish because they swim with their tails, allowing them to eat beaver meat during religious fasting periods when meat was otherwise prohibited.