Great Frost of 1709

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Le Grand Hiver
gptkbp:causedBy extreme cold weather
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:William_Derham
gptkbp:effect gptkb:dam
crop failures
high mortality
frozen rivers
frozen livestock
gptkbp:endDate 1709-03
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Frost of 1709
gptkbp:location gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:notableEvent widespread starvation
February 1709
January 1709
March 1709
Seine River froze
Thames River froze
Venice Lagoon froze
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Central_Europe
gptkb:England
gptkb:France
gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:notableVictim French peasantry
rural poor in Europe
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Little_Ice_Age
Great Frost of 1683–84
gptkbp:startDate 1709-01
gptkbp:temperature lowest temperatures in 500 years in parts of Europe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Palatine_Emigration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7