Born Then1629–1631
Life during the Italian plague of 1629–1631
Be born in a place it hit, a few years before it began, and see what it did to five ordinary lives.
What it meant for ordinary people
German and French troops brought plague to northern Italy during the War of the Mantuan Succession. Despite quarantines and health boards, it killed around a quarter to a half of the people of Milan, Venice and Verona. Northern Italy's economy never fully regained its earlier lead.
Deaths: about 280,000 in the north; Milan lost about 60,000 and Venice about 46,000.
How hard it hits each person in the game (risk of death, of being conscripted, of leaving) comes from scholarly estimates.
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