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Marie-Angélique de Mackau

1762–1800

Born
1762
Country of birth
France
Died
29 Sep 1800, Brno
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A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Child born: Charles-René de Bombelles

    Birth, Versailles

  3. Died · Brno

    Death, Brno

What was it like?

The world around 1762: 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.

Marie-Angélique was born around the same time as Emma, Lady Hamilton, Valentino Fioravanti, and Gregory XVI.

Known for

Marie-Angélique Charlotte, Marquise de Bombelles, was a French court office holder and letter writer. She was maid of honour and a personal friend and confidante of Élisabeth of France (1764–1794), and known in history for her correspondence with her, which is preserved. Her mother Angélique de Mackau and both Angélique and her sister Renée de Soucy were governesses to the royal children.

Born around the same time

  • Emma, Lady Hamilton

    1765 · Mistress of Lord Nelson (1765-1815)

  • Valentino Fioravanti

    1764 · Italian composer (1764-1837)

  • Gregory XVI

    1765 · Pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846 (1765–1846)

  • William IV

    1765 · King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837

  • Robert Fulton

    1765 · American engineer and inventor (1765–1815)

  • Nicéphore Niépce

    1765 · French inventor and photographer (1765-1833)

During their lifetime

  1. 1770

    Devastating famine strikes Czech lands

    A devastating famine between 1770 and 1772, caused by multiple years of crop failure, claimed up to 500,000 lives, or 10-15 percent of the population.

  2. 1775

    Major peasant revolt in Bohemia

    In 1775, thousands of peasants rose up against oppressive labor duties, resulting in a major defeat at the Battle of Chlumec nad Cidlinou.

  3. 1781

    Abolition of serfdom in Habsburg Empire

    In 1781, Emperor Joseph II issued a patent abolishing serfdom, granting peasants the right to move, marry, and study without their lord's permission.

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