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Claude de Vin des Œillets

Provence, 1637 – Paris, 18 May 1687

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Facts and their sources

  • Born1637, Provencenot verified1 source
  • Died18 May 1687, Parisnot verified1 source
  • MotherMademoiselle Des Œilletsnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1637

    Born in Provence

  2. 17 Jun 1676

    A daughter is born

  3. 18 May 1687

    Dies in Paris

Family

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Parents

Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Provence.

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The 1630s · Claude is born in Provence

In the news1626–1632

Great plague outbreak kills one million

Between 1626 and 1632, a devastating plague outbreak killed approximately one million people, causing many towns to lose one-third to one-quarter of their inhabitants.

Getting around

Travelers on foot wore out shoes quickly

Ordinary people frequently traveled on foot, covering 20 to 30 kilometers a day, which meant they wore out a pair of shoes every two weeks.

In the news1630–1631

Great famine causes mass starvation

A series of continuous rains in 1630 led to widespread crop failures, causing a severe famine that lasted from August 1630 until May 1631 and caused massive demographic losses.

Daily life

Schooling for children in the household

In many households, servants or parents ensured children received elementary education in reading, writing, and counting. Daily chores for servants included waking and dressing children and seeing that they got off to school.

What people wore

Daily attire of ordinary women

Ordinary women often wore corsets over a shirt, with a skirt and an apron for daily chores, while their clothing was predominantly colored in black, grey, and red.

Music

Pipe and tabor in rural festivities

Common people danced on Sundays to the sound of the pipe and tabor, a practice defended by some clergy as a necessary relaxation after a week of labor. These instruments were also used to celebrate local events, such as the lighting of the Saint John's fire.

At the table

Wine and cider over water

Fermented drinks like wine or cider were preferred over water, which was often considered unhealthy or unsafe to drink. People frequently drank inferior quality wine known as piquette, although better wine could be purchased for popular celebrations for ten sous per pint.