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Anne-Élisabeth von Daun-Falkenstein

1636–1685

Born
1 Jan 1636
Country of birth
Germany(inferred from the family)
Died
4 Jun 1685, Mülheim an der Ruhr
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A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Child born: John, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg

    Birth, Schloss Broich

  3. Died · Mülheim an der Ruhr

    Death, Mülheim an der Ruhr

What was it like?

The world around 1636: 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.

The Winkelmann hat for men featured an integrated fabric bag designed to carry items like a prayer book, bread, and a hip flask.

During their lifetime

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

Family

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Four generations back to the right, the children to the left. The number beside a child counts the generations of descendants known after them.