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Katharina Elisabeth Gräfin von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg

1639–1671

Born
23 Jun 1639
Country of birth
Germany(inferred from the family)
Died
13 Dec 1671, Wertheim
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A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Child born: Eucharius Casimir of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg

    Birth

  3. Died · Wertheim

    Death, Wertheim

What was it like?

The world around 1639: 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.

In Scheessel, a woman possessed about eleven different caps for various occasions, with five reserved exclusively for mourning. These caps were stored in colorful painted hatboxes.

Known for

Catarina Isabel de Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg da Casa Sayn-Wittgenstein, foi Condessa de Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg e, por casamento, Condessa de Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg.

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.

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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.