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Peter I of Oldenburg

Prabuty, 17 Jan 1755 – Wiesbaden, 21 May 1829

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Facts and their sources

  • Born17 Jan 1755, PrabutyRecords disagree1 source
  • TitleGrand Dukeor Prince-bishop of Lübeck, 1785–1803 · bishopnot verified1 source
  • Titlebishopor Prince-bishop of Lübeck, 1785–1803 · Grand Dukenot verified1 source
  • TitlePrince-bishop of Lübeck, 1785–1803or Grand Duke · bishopnot verified1 source
  • Died21 May 1829, WiesbadenRecords disagree1 source

A life in time

  1. 17 Jan 1755

    Born in Prabuty

  2. 1783–1785

    3 children are born

  3. 1785–1803

    Prince-bishop of Lübeck

  4. 21 May 1829

    Dies in Wiesbaden, aged 74

Family

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Children · 3

During his lifetime

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

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

The 1750s · Peter I is born in Prabuty

In the news1756–1763

Seven Years' War casualties and destruction

During the Seven Years' War, some 160,000 Prussian soldiers died in battle or from disease, devastating the population.

Getting around

Poor conditions of road inns

Inns were notoriously filthy and poorly equipped, forcing many travelers to sleep on straw in rooms shared with peasants or to camp in fields.

In Europe1755

Lisbon is destroyed by an earthquake

On All Saints’ Day an earthquake, a tsunami and fires levelled Lisbon and killed tens of thousands; Europe’s thinkers argued over it for decades.

Daily life

Peasant Homes and Daily Life

Common peasant homes were timber structures with straw roofs, typically consisting of one or two rooms where families lived alongside their livestock under the same roof. The central element of the home was the hearth, used for both warmth and cooking simple meals like cabbage, bread, and potatoes.

What people wore

Everyday Undergarments of Women

Fashionable women wore a white, long, and wide shirt called a domieszka as everyday undergarment, while young women often did not wear panties, leaving them for older generations. These shifts were crafted from materials like Dutch linen, muslin, or cambric, and decorated with lace and embroidery.

Music

Musical instruments used in local ensembles

Music ensembles at a boarding school in Slutsk regularly used instruments like trumpets, French horns, oboes, violins, and kettledrums purchased in Königsberg.

At the table

Meager peasant diet of bread and cereal

Peasant families typically survived on a meager diet consisting of black bread and cereals, often eaten without any added fat. Plain water was their primary beverage.