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Princess Maria Christina of Saxony

Wilanów Palace, 12 Feb 1735 – Château de Brumath, 19 Nov 1782

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Facts and their sources

  • Born12 Feb 1735, Wilanów Palacenot verified1 source
  • Titleabbess, 1773–1782not verified1 source
  • Died19 Nov 1782, Château de Brumathnot verified1 source
  • MotherMaria Josepha of Austrianot verified1 source
  • FatherAugustus III of Polandnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 12 Feb 1735

    Born in Wilanów Palace

  2. 1773–1782

    Abbess

  3. 19 Nov 1782

    Dies in Château de Brumath, aged 47

Family

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Parents

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1730s · Princess is born in Wilanów Palace

In the news1738

Introduction of road labor corvee

In 1738, the crown introduced the corvee, a system of forced labor requiring peasants to build and maintain the royal roads.

At the table

Buckwheat as a Local Delicacy

Buckwheat porridge was a popular delicacy among urban residents, who sometimes used it to bake a cake called tatarczuch.

What people wore

Elaborate Festive Headgear

During festive occasions, women in regions like Chełmskie wore elaborate headpieces constructed from vinca garlands, colorful wool weavings, and ribbons to signify status and abundance. This ritualized headwear was carefully removed after church services and stored for future use.

Getting around

Splendid processions of the magnates

Magnates displayed their immense wealth by traveling in elaborate caravans that included dozens of wagons, hundreds of horses, and sometimes exotic animals like camels and pack mules. These processions were grand spectacles that required hundreds of attendants to manage, protect, and serve the noble traveler.

What it cost

Uniform cost for a militia guard

In Toruń during the mid-18th century, a city militia guard had to save about 1 złoty polski to purchase missing parts of his uniform.

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.

Daily life

Lighting and cooking tools

Light depended on cost: poorer households used tallow candles made from animal fat, while wealthier homes burned more expensive beeswax candles. Cooking tools included suspended cauldrons or three-legged pots used over fires, and iron frying pans.