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Louise Oldenburg

19 Jun 1724 – 20 Dec 1724

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 19 Jun 1724

    Born

  2. 20 Dec 1724

    Dies, aged 0

Family

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Parents

During her lifetime

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

The 1720s · Louise is born

What people wore

Men's hat styles changed

Men switched from tall conical hats to low, broad-brimmed black felt hats during the 1700s.

Daily life

Naval school pay in rye

At the Nyboder naval housing, school was integrated into naval service, and part of the boys' pay was 4.5 kg of rye per month. Boys entered school at 6 years old and remained until confirmation, focusing on training for future work as sailors or specialists.

Work

Day laborer earnings in Odense

A common day laborer in Odense earned 16 skilling for a 12-hour workday during summer, and 12 skilling during winter.

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.In Europe · 1700–1721

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.

Imonoz · CC BY-SA 4.0

Music

Minuet Popularity Among Ordinary People

In the 1740s, peasants danced the minuet at fine occasions, and authorities even caught guests dancing it at a suburban Copenhagen inn in 1736.

At the table

Standard colonial dietary rations

In the Danish-Norwegian colonies, daily rations consisted of porridge, peas, hardtack, rye bread, smoked pork, brandy, and beer.

News and letters

Travel time by carriage and foot

In the early Danish postal system, the route between Copenhagen and Hamburg used carriages, while others were served by foot messengers with a travel time of 8 days.