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Anna Elisabeth Theophilia von der Pfalz

9 Jun 1709 – 10 Feb 1712

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A life in time

  1. 9 Jun 1709

    Born

  2. 10 Feb 1712

    Dies, aged 2

Family

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Parents

During her lifetime

She lived through 2 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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The 1700s · Anna is born

In the news1707–1710

Plague pandemic of 1707–1710

A devastating plague pandemic swept across Poland between 1707 and 1710, claiming 9,000 lives in Poznań alone and causing the local authorities in Lublin to execute grave robbers accused of spreading the disease.

Getting around

Waterways as Efficient Travel Routes

Water travel was often faster and more comfortable than land travel; for example, Tsar Peter I covered 370 kilometers in 8 days by boat in 1709, averaging about 46 kilometers per day.

At the table

Pickled cabbage in tree trunks

Cabbage was a dietary staple for ordinary families, often pickled in hollowed-out tree trunks to preserve it for long periods.

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

What people wore

Prized festive headscarf knots

Peasant women wore delicate, thin, and richly decorated festive headscarves, which they carefully removed after church to avoid undoing their intricate, highly-prized knots.

Music

Easter Wishing Songs in Podlasie

On Easter, groups of men went house to house singing wishing songs called konopielki for girls and wołoczebne for the household, often following a performance of the song Christ is Risen.

Daily life

Dining customs and table utensils

People ate primarily from shared wooden bowls using their fingers or wooden spoons, as individual plates and forks were rare; guests were often expected to bring their own knife and spoon to a feast. Glassware and fine ceramics only began to replace traditional metal cups and dishes during the 18th century.