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Ernestine Lambriquet

Versailles, 31 Jul 1778 – Paris, 31 Dec 1813

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Facts and their sources

  • Born31 Jul 1778, Versaillesnot verified1 source
  • Died31 Dec 1813, Parisnot verified1 source
  • FatherLouis XVI of Francenot verified1 source
  • MotherMarie Antoinettenot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 31 Jul 1778

    Born in Versailles

  2. 31 Dec 1813

    Dies in Paris, aged 35

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During her lifetime

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

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The 1770s · Ernestine is born in Versailles

In the news1775

The Flour War of 1775

The Flour War of 1775 involved widespread riots across northern France after grain trade deregulation caused bread prices to rise by over 50 percent.

Getting around

Dangerous conditions on poorly maintained roads

Travelers in carriages sometimes had to pay local peasants to walk alongside and support the carriage to prevent it from tipping over on flooded or muddy roads. In severe weather, travelers were occasionally forced to wait for days in miserable inns until conditions improved.

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.

Daily life

Elementary education for children

Elementary schooling for children typically focused on basic literacy, including reading, writing, and the catechism. In many rural parishes, schools were nonexistent, and when classes were held, they were often taught by the local priest or his vicar.

What people wore

Commoners often went barefoot and wore secondhand

Ordinary rural people in France often went barefoot during the warmer seasons and relied heavily on secondhand clothing, as buying new outfits was exceptional.

Music

Popular dances included minuet and contredanse

The minuet and the contredanse were the two most popular dances, with the latter being a favorite figure dance involving four couples. People frequently organized and enjoyed balls in the provinces during this period.

At the table

Bread Was the Staff of Life

In 1775, a French laboring family of four typically consumed 1.2 tons of grain per year, with urban workers spending half their salary on bread.