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Dorothea Gräfin von Rantzau

1619–1662

Born
29 Jan 1619
Country of birth
Denmark(inferred from the family)
Died
30 Mar 1662, Flensburg
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  • Birth29 Jan 1619Probable1 source
  • Death30 Mar 1662, FlensburgProbable1 source

A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Child born: Margaretha Dorothea von Alefeld

    Birth, Breitenburg

  3. Died · Flensburg

    Death, Flensburg

What was it like?

The world around 1619: 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.

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.

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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.