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Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria

Drogenbos, 11 Dec 1724 – Nymphenburg Palace, 16 Feb 1799

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Facts and their sources

  • Born11 Dec 1724, Drogenbosnot verified1 source
  • Titlemargrave, 1728–1795or duke, 1733–1799 · Prince-Elector, 1742–1777 · duke, 1742–1799 · duke, 1742–1794 · Elector Palatine, 1742–1777 · Prince-Elector, 1777–1799not verified1 source
  • Titleduke, 1733–1799or margrave, 1728–1795 · Prince-Elector, 1742–1777 · Elector Palatine, 1742–1777 · Prince-Elector, 1777–1799not verified1 source
  • TitleElector Palatine, 1742–1777or margrave, 1728–1795 · duke, 1733–1799 · Prince-Elector, 1742–1777 · duke, 1742–1799 · duke, 1742–1794 · Prince-Elector, 1777–1799not verified1 source
  • Titleduke, 1742–1794or margrave, 1728–1795 · Prince-Elector, 1742–1777 · Elector Palatine, 1742–1777 · Prince-Elector, 1777–1799not verified1 source
  • Titleduke, 1742–1799or margrave, 1728–1795 · Prince-Elector, 1742–1777 · Elector Palatine, 1742–1777 · Prince-Elector, 1777–1799not verified1 source
  • TitlePrince-Elector, 1742–1777or margrave, 1728–1795 · duke, 1733–1799 · duke, 1742–1799 · duke, 1742–1794 · Elector Palatine, 1742–1777not verified1 source
  • TitlePrince-Elector, 1777–1799or margrave, 1728–1795 · duke, 1733–1799 · duke, 1742–1799 · duke, 1742–1794 · Elector Palatine, 1742–1777not verified1 source
  • Died16 Feb 1799, Nymphenburg Palacenot verified1 source
  • MotherMaria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergnenot verified1 source
  • FatherJohn Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbachnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 11 Dec 1724

    Born in Drogenbos

  2. 1728–1795

    Margrave

  3. 1733–1799

    Duke

  4. 1742–1777

    Elector Palatine

  5. 1742–1794

    Duke

  6. 1742–1799

    Duke

  7. 1742–1777

    Prince-Elector

  8. 1762–1771

    5 children are born

  9. 1777–1799

    Prince-Elector

  10. 16 Feb 1799

    Dies in Nymphenburg Palace, aged 74

Family

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Parents

Partners

Children · 5

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Drogenbos.

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

The 1720s · Charles is born in Drogenbos

In the news1714–1741

Widespread cattle plague outbreak

Between 1714 and 1741, the region suffered from a severe cattle plague that repeatedly decimated livestock across the country.

What people wore

Clothing costs in 1724 Waremme

In 1724, the cost of a leather pair of breeches was 16 florins, while the labor cost to tailor a coat for a young man was 8 florins and 13 patars.

Getting around

Antwerp to Brussels travel details

A trip from Antwerp to Brussels was a major state affair, involving a departure at 8:00 AM, a stop in Mechelen until 2:00 PM for lunch, and an arrival in the capital in the evening. It cost 2 gulden and 10 stuivers.

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.In Europe · 1700–1721

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.

Imonoz · CC BY-SA 4.0

In the news1720

Arrival of Chinese goods in Ostend

In 1720, the merchant ship Saint-Joseph returned to Ostend from Canton, bringing tea, porcelain, silk, and Chinese roots to the region.

Music

Early use of clarinet in Antwerp Cathedral

In 1720, the clarinet made an exceptional early appearance in the Antwerp Cathedral, featured in a monumental mass by composer Johannes Adamus Josephus Faber.

Daily life

Single-room village schooling and discipline

Village schools, such as the one in Ename, often held boys and girls of all ages in a single common room. Misbehaving children were punished with a blow to the hand from a ferule.