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María Teresa de Borbón, 15th Countess of Chinchón

Velada, 26 Nov 1780 – Paris, 24 Nov 1828

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  • Born26 Nov 1780, Veladanot verified1 source
  • MarriedManuel Godoynot verified1 source
  • TitleCount of Chinchónor Alcaide of the Alcázar of Segovianot verified1 source
  • TitleAlcaide of the Alcázar of Segoviaor Count of Chinchónnot verified1 source
  • Died24 Nov 1828, Parisnot verified1 source
  • FatherInfante Luis, Count of Chinchónnot verified1 source
  • MotherMaría Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozasnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 26 Nov 1780

    Born in Velada

  2. 7 Oct 1800

    A daughter is born

  3. 24 Nov 1828

    Dies in Paris, aged 47

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During her lifetime

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

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The 1780s · María is born in Velada

In the news1783

First human flight in 1783

King Louis XVI hosted the first successful human flight in a hot-air balloon at Versailles, lasting 25 minutes on November 21, 1783.

What people wore

The essential Spanish national costume

Women of all social classes wore a black skirt called a basquiña and a head-covering shawl called a mantilla when going out in public or to church, removing them immediately upon entering a home.

Daily life

Difficult access to water supplies

Water was a daily constraint for ordinary people who lacked piped access and often fetched it from public fountains or bought it from water carriers. To supplement supplies, households collected rainwater in cisterns or relied on local wells, requiring significant manual labor to provision for drinking, cooking, and cleaning.

In the news1789

Storming of the Bastille in 1789

On July 14, 1789, Parisian citizens stormed the Bastille prison, a pivotal event that signaled the start of the French Revolution and the collapse of royal authority.

Music

Music in Religious Contexts

Although secular music thrived, religious authorities like Charles III eventually prohibited dancing and playing instruments during religious acts in 1780. Despite this, music remained part of wedding processions and romerías (pilgrimages), which allowed for more musical freedom than church services.

In Europe1772–1795

Poland is partitioned

Russia, Prussia and Austria divided Poland among themselves in three steps until, in 1795, it vanished from the map for 123 years.

Getting around

Road upgrades reduced travel time significantly

Road improvements around 1780, such as the new route between Madrid and Andalusia through the Despeñaperros pass, featured a ten-meter-wide paved road that reduced travel time by three days. Despite these advances, the heavy reliance on oxen for hauling cargo meant that long-distance freight travel remained slow, often limited by the animals' need to graze.