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Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Sønderborg Castle, 15 Mar 1584 – Glücksburg Castle, 27 Sep 1663

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 15 Mar 1584

    Born in Sønderborg Castle

  2. 1622–1663

    Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

  3. 1628–1636

    4 children are born

  4. 27 Sep 1663

    Dies in Glücksburg Castle, aged 79

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 4

During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Sønderborg Castle.

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

The 1580s · Philip, is born in Sønderborg Castle

In the news1580–1581

Spanish Pip epidemic kills many

An infectious disease known locally as the Spanish Pip caused high mortality across the Nordic region, including killing a third of the population on Nordstrand.

Getting around

Perilous boat crossings of the Belt

Crossing the Great Belt could be treacherous, requiring passengers to hire rowboats and sometimes wait days for calm weather, while ice might necessitate passengers walking on frozen patches.

In the news1583–1585

Deadly epidemic hits Copenhagen

A severe typhus-like epidemic hit Copenhagen in 1583, leading to an average of 46 deaths per day in August.

Daily life

School children paid for funeral singing

Students from Latin schools, such as those in Copenhagen, would attend funerals to sing; for two lessons, the school was paid 1 old Daler, while the use of a high-quality English cloth over the deceased could increase the payment to 2.5 Dalers.

What people wore

Clothing as economic currency for artisans

Artisan families in towns like Elsinore used clothing as economic currency that could be turned into cash, and inventories show that garments were personal assets of significant value.

Music

Popular Music and Instruments at Gatherings

Musicians, often called pipers, frequently played pipe and drum simultaneously at weddings and social gatherings, using instruments like the shawm, which was a popular domestic instrument.

At the table

Kale sustained families through winter

Kale was a vital vitamin source for ordinary people because it was the only vegetable that could survive outdoors all winter. Consequently, home gardens were often referred to as kale-yards.