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Anna Karolina Orzelska

Warsaw, 23 Nov 1707 – Grenoble, 27 Sep 1769

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A life in time

  1. 23 Nov 1707

    Born in Warsaw

  2. 27 Sep 1769

    Dies in Grenoble, aged 61

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During her lifetime

She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Warsaw.

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The 1700s · Anna is born in Warsaw

In the news1707–1710

Plague pandemic of 1707–1710

A devastating plague pandemic swept across Poland between 1707 and 1710, claiming 9,000 lives in Poznań alone and causing the local authorities in Lublin to execute grave robbers accused of spreading the disease.

What people wore

Festive clothing regardless of heat

To manifest their status during feast days, peasants sometimes wore wadded caftans and fustian skirts even in the summer, regardless of the intense heat.

Getting around

Slow Daily Travel Pace

Land journeys were slow and difficult, averaging only 25 to 30 kilometers per day for most travelers, often due to poor roads and lack of comfortable inns.

War of the Spanish Succession. Europe’s powers fought for thirteen years over who would inherit the Spanish throne; a Bourbon kept it, and Britain gained Gibraltar.In Europe · 1701–1714

War of the Spanish Succession. Europe’s powers fought for thirteen years over who would inherit the Spanish throne; a Bourbon kept it, and Britain gained Gibraltar.

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In the news1709–1710

The Great Winter of 1709

The Great Winter of 1709 brought extreme cold and severe famine to France, marking one of the century's worst economic crises.

Music

Easter Wishing Songs in Podlasie

On Easter, groups of men went house to house singing wishing songs called konopielki for girls and wołoczebne for the household, often following a performance of the song Christ is Risen.

Daily life

Dining customs and table utensils

People ate primarily from shared wooden bowls using their fingers or wooden spoons, as individual plates and forks were rare; guests were often expected to bring their own knife and spoon to a feast. Glassware and fine ceramics only began to replace traditional metal cups and dishes during the 18th century.