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Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, Duc de Chablais

Dec 1705 – Dec 1705

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A life in time

  1. Dec 1705

    Born

  2. Dec 1705

    Dies

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During his lifetime

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

The 1700s · Emanuele is born

In the news1702

French forces occupied Modena in 1702

French troops occupied Modena in August 1702, forcing Duke Rinaldo and his court to flee to Bologna during the War of the Spanish Succession.

Getting around

Most common travel was on foot

For most people in the Duchy of Savoy, the most common way to travel between towns was on foot.

At the table

Drinking frugal wine substitutes

To save money, families often drank low-alcohol beverages like acquerello or mezzone instead of pure wine, which was largely sold for profit.

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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What people wore

Soldiers' burial jewelry

Soldiers in the Savoyard infantry frequently bought a gold ring-shaped earring with their first wages to pay for their burial if they were killed in battle.

Music

The Baroque Hunting Horn in Savoy

The natural Orléans horn in D was a key instrument for royal hunts and court festivals, acting as a symbol of power and prestige.

Daily life

Public sanitation and water quality struggles

Public hygiene was poor, as residents frequently threw waste and excrement directly out of windows into the street, and in 1718, school children were noted for relieving themselves in public squares and alleys. Water was often contaminated because residents washed clothes and vegetables in public fountains.