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Wilhelmine Christine of Nassau-Siegen

1629–1700

Born
1629
Country of birth
Germany(inferred from the family)
Died
22 Jan 1700, Hildburghausen
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A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Child born: Countess Charlotte Johanna of Waldeck-Wildungen

    Birth, Bad Arolsen

  3. Died · Hildburghausen

    Death, Hildburghausen

What was it like?

The world around 1629: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

For ordinary people, clothing was strictly divided into everyday wear and Sunday best, as a person's wardrobe was very limited three hundred years ago.

Known for

Countess Wilhelmine Christine of Nassau-Siegen, German: Wilhelmine Christine Gräfin von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: Gräfin zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Frau zu Beilstein, was a countess from the House of Nassau-Siegen, a cadet branch of the Ottonian Line of the House of Nassau, and through marriage Countess of Waldeck-Wildungen.

During their lifetime

  1. 1631

    The Sack of Magdeburg

    In May 1631, the strategic city of Magdeburg was plundered and burned by Catholic armies, with most of its 30,000 inhabitants dying or fleeing. This event became a major media moment spread through over 250 newsletters, fueling intense sectarian anger and propaganda.

  2. 1654

    Demonstration of vacuum power

    Otto von Guericke demonstrated the power of a vacuum in Regensburg using sixteen horses to pull apart two sealed hemispheres.

  3. 1654

    Legally binding serfdom in Mecklenburg

    The Servants Law of 1654 legally anchored serfdom in Mecklenburg, divesting serfs of personal freedoms and allowing them to be sold with property.

  4. 1660

    Invention of the berlin carriage

    The carriage known as the berlin was developed in Berlin, quickly becoming the most popular horse-drawn vehicle of the century.

  5. 1685

    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.

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