Complex sentence: He was born in 1601/02 in Weilheim around forty kilometres south-west of Munich, the son of Clement Petle (or Betle-alternative spellings), a cabinetmaker, he grew up an orphan when both his parents died when he was a small child.
Split into simpler sentences: He was born in 1601/02 in Weilheim around forty kilometres south-west of Munich, the son of Clement Petle (or Betle-alternative spellings), a cabinetmaker. He grew up an orphan as both his parents died when he was a small child.