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Henry II of Lorraine, Duke of Guise

Paris, 4 Apr 1614 – Paris, 2 Jun 1664

10 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born4 Apr 1614, Parisnot verified1 source
  • Titlelist of Mont-Saint-Michel abbots, 1615–1641or Catholic archbishop, 1629–1641not verified1 source
  • TitleCatholic archbishop, 1629–1641or list of Mont-Saint-Michel abbots, 1615–1641not verified1 source
  • Died2 Jun 1664, Parisnot verified1 source
  • FatherCharles of Lorraine, duke of Guisenot verified1 source
  • MotherHenriette Catherine de Joyeusenot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 4 Apr 1614

    Born in Paris

  2. 1615–1641

    List of Mont-Saint-Michel abbots

  3. 1629–1641

    Catholic archbishop

  4. 2 Jun 1664

    Dies in Paris, aged 50

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During his lifetime

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

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The 1610s · Henry II is born in Paris

What people wore

Clothing debt settled for 6 livres, 8 sols

In 1626, a servant named Jean Trottier received a new doublet made of coarse linen, a white frieze waistcoat, and white serge hose, which settled a debt of 6 livres and 8 sols.

Daily life

Water fetching and limited lighting

Water had to be fetched from pumps or rivers through daily manual labor, as there was no modern infrastructure. Lighting was limited and costly, often forcing families to shape their evening routines around the availability of candles or natural light.

Work

Cobbler gossip and regulated daily wages

Parisian cobblers were known as the neighborhood gazetteers who gossiped and shared news from their small, crowded street-corner shops. Regulations from 1567 set daily wages at ten sous tournois for laborers and five sous for unskilled manual workers.

Music

Lute and vocal music popularity

Private aristocratic and bourgeois entertainment was almost entirely vocal, with the lute often accompanying singing in the popular air de cour genre.

At the table

Bread as the foundation of daily meals

Bread was the central element of the daily diet, often served as "soup" by soaking hard, stale slices in water, broth, or vegetable mixtures.

Getting around

Primary modes of travel were simple

Ordinary people primarily traveled by foot, on horseback, or via water, as roads were frequently unpaved and turned into mud during rain.

What it cost

Daily laborer wages in early 17th century

Between 1601 and 1625, the average daily wage of a common French laborer was approximately 2.28 livres.