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Otto I, Count of Salm-Kyrburg

1538–1607

Born
25 Aug 1538
Country of birth
Germany
Died
7 Jun 1607, Kyrburg
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A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Child born: Anna von Salm-Kyrburg-Mörchingen

    Birth

  3. Child born: Johann Kasimir von Salm-Kyrburg

    Birth, Kirn

  4. Died · Kyrburg

    Death, Kyrburg

What was it like?

The world around 1538: 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.

An everyday women's outfit consisted of a white shirt, a colored bodice called a Brustlein, a skirt known as an Unterrock, and a white apron. The Brustlein was often sold as ready-to-wear, while the skirt required a tailor.

During their lifetime

  1. 1555

    Peace of Augsburg enacted (1555)

    The 1555 Peace of Augsburg established the legal principle that local princes could determine the religion of their subjects as either Lutheran or Catholic. If subjects disagreed with their ruler's choice, they were granted the right to emigrate with their property and families.

  2. 1572

    Banking house collapse ruins economy (1572)

    The collapse of the major merchant and banking house Loitz in Stettin in 1572 caused widespread economic turmoil throughout the region of Pomerania.

  3. 1575

    Smallpox and measles epidemic (1575)

    A widespread outbreak of smallpox and measles occurred in Holstein in 1575, severely impacting the lives of local families.

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Ancestors and children

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