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Maria Dorothea Carl

Bad Berleburg, 31 Jul 1716 – Schleswig, 31 Dec 1792

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Facts and their sources

  • Born31 Jul 1716, Bad Berleburgnot verified1 source
  • Died31 Dec 1792, Schleswignot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 31 Jul 1716

    Born in Bad Berleburg

  2. 5 Aug 1737

    A son is born

  3. 31 Dec 1792

    Dies in Schleswig, aged 76

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Bad Berleburg.

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

The 1710s · Maria is born in Bad Berleburg

In the news1717

Christmas flood kills 11,000 people

A major storm surge on Christmas claimed over 11,000 lives along the German North Sea coast.

Getting around

Slow Pace of Mail Coach Travel

Travel by mail coach was slow, moving at a walking pace of about 4-5 km/h. A journey from Nuremberg to Leipzig covered roughly 70 hours, and to Regensburg about 20 hours.

At the table

Simple meals of porridge, soup, and stew

Ordinary families commonly consumed grain-based porridges and soups for breakfast and dinner, while a hearty stew served as the main midday meal. Meat was expensive, so many households reserved it for special occasions like a Sunday roast.

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

Sumptuary Laws Against Opulent Clothing

Authorities issued sumptuary laws to maintain social hierarchy, often banning lower classes from wearing gold, silver, pearls, silk, or costly furs, with violators risking fines or imprisonment.

Music

Fiddlers earned Nickelgrosken at village celebrations

Fiddlers were central to village life and were paid for their services at weddings and parties with small coins known as Nickelgrosken.

Daily life

Simple and Frugal Home Interiors

Homes often had low ceilings, whitewashed walls, and floors made of stone or brick that were covered in sand. Rooms were sparsely furnished, and houses frequently lacked clocks, making time-keeping and domestic life simple and frugal.