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Ferdinand August of Lobkowicz

Neustadt an der Waldnaab, 7 Sep 1655 – Vienna, 3 Oct 1715

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A life in time

  1. 7 Sep 1655

    Born in Neustadt an der Waldnaab

  2. 20 Oct 1683

    A daughter is born

  3. 3 Oct 1715

    Dies in Vienna, aged 60

Family

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Parents

Partners

Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Neustadt an der Waldnaab.

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

The 1650s · Ferdinand is born in Neustadt an der Waldnaab

In the news1654

Demonstration of vacuum power

Otto von Guericke demonstrated the power of a vacuum in Regensburg using sixteen horses to pull apart two sealed hemispheres.

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

Hat with a hidden storage bag

The Scheessel Winkelmann hat was designed with a secret fabric bag inside, which allowed the wearer to carry a hymnal, bread, and a flask while on the go.

Getting around

River travel from Regensburg to Vienna

Starting in 1696, boats called 'Ordinari' transported passengers down the Danube from Regensburg to Vienna, a distance of about 450 kilometers that took at least one week.

What it cost

Wages for common laborers and masters

Around 1650, a day laborer earned approximately one groschen per day, while a master craftsman earned nine groschen per day.

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.