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Countess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort

Vienna, 16 Feb 1686 – Rotenburg an der Fulda, 22 Feb 1753

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Facts and their sources

  • Born16 Feb 1686, Viennanot verified1 source
  • Died22 Feb 1753, Rotenburg an der Fuldanot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 16 Feb 1686

    Born in Vienna

  2. 1706–1717

    3 children are born

  3. 22 Feb 1753

    Dies in Rotenburg an der Fulda, aged 67

Family

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Children · 3

During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Vienna.

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The 1680s · Countess is born in Vienna

In the news1683

Second Turkish Siege of Vienna

Ottoman forces initiated the second Turkish Siege of Vienna, leading to widespread destruction in the surrounding area until they were defeated in September.

Getting around

Travel on foot for commoners

Ordinary people generally traveled on foot, covering 20 to 35 kilometers per day, as horse-drawn transport like coaches was expensive and largely reserved for the wealthy or official use.

In the news1685

Huguenot migration to Brandenburg

The Great Elector issued the Edict of Potsdam, inviting French Huguenot refugees to settle in Brandenburg and Berlin to help rebuild the economy.

Daily life

The heart of the home: The Stube

The Stube was a central, heated room in homes, where children often sat on a bench over the stove to stay warm while others worked.

What people wore

Weather-protecting Loden cloak with personal initials

For protection against the weather, rural people used a Wetterfleck, a rectangular Loden wool garment with a head opening, which reached the belt in front and the back of the knees in the back. These were often customized with red or green fabric hearts and the owner's initials on the chest.

Music

Common rural dance instruments

In the seventeenth-century countryside, ordinary people primarily used bagpipes and hurdy-gurdies for dance music, before the violin became established as a popular instrument later on.

At the table

Coffee substitute for 1 kreuzer

For 1 kreuzer, working-class people could buy a bowl of roasted barley drink sweetened with syrup, which served as an affordable substitute for expensive coffee.