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Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken

Nyköping, 27 May 1616 – Durlach, 14 Aug 1662

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A life in time

  1. 27 May 1616

    Born in Nyköping

  2. 1645–1651

    4 children are born

  3. 14 Aug 1662

    Dies in Durlach, aged 46

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 4

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1610s · Christina is born in Nyköping

In the news1613

First Swedish population census conducted

To pay a huge ransom to Denmark to recover the Älvsborg fortress, Sweden conducted one of its first population censuses in 1613.

Getting around

Travel mainly on horseback

In the early 1600s, roads were often so narrow, rocky, and uneven that they were essentially footpaths, forcing most people to travel on horseback rather than by wagon.

In the news1618–1623

The Kipper and Wipper Economic Crisis

Between 1618 and 1623, Germany suffered the Kipper and Wipper economic crisis, where rulers debased coins by reducing silver content, causing rapid inflation. This made it impossible for people with fixed incomes, such as teachers and pensioners, to afford basic living expenses.

Daily life

Crowded living and fire duties

Students shared a single room with beds, chests, and clothes; usually, only one chair existed, which the senior student claimed, forcing others to sit on chests and trunks. They were also responsible for building fires early enough to be extinguished by 6 a.m. for school.

What people wore

Essential belt accessories

Women often carried keys to the farm on their belts, while both men and women kept leather pouches and knives attached to them.

Music

Common seventeenth-century folk instruments

Common folk instruments of the 17th century included the stjälkpipa (stem pipe), horn, hummel, harp, nyckelgiga (key harp), and drums.

At the table

Beer as a daily beverage

Ordinary families frequently consumed beer daily, with some individuals drinking three to four liters each day due to limited access to pure water.