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Comte Alfred de La Rochefoucauld, Duc de La Roche-Guyon

La Roche-Guyon, 13 Aug 1928 – Switzerland, 25 Oct 2013

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Facts and their sources

  • Born13 Aug 1928, La Roche-Guyonnot verified1 source
  • MarriedLydie Jacobe de Haut de Sigynot verified1 source
  • Died25 Oct 2013, Switzerlandnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 13 Aug 1928

    Born in La Roche-Guyon

  2. 29 Oct 1954

    A daughter is born

  3. 25 Oct 2013

    Dies in Switzerland, aged 85

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around La Roche-Guyon.

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The 1920s · Comte is born in La Roche-Guyon

In the news1921

Public radio broadcasting starts in 1921

Public radio broadcasting officially began in France in 1921, with regular programs transmitted from an antenna atop the Eiffel Tower.

Getting around

Railcar improvements cut travel times

Between 1928 and 1939, modernized railcars reduced the journey between St Brieuc and Paimpol from 2 hours 50 minutes to 1 hour 55 minutes.

What it cost

Rising Bread Prices 1910–1925

The price of a kilogram of bread in Paris rose from 0.39 francs in 1910 to 1.58 francs by 1925.

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.Around the world · 1929–1939

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.

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What people wore

Wartime fashion shifts for women

During World War I, the women's suit became an essential, functional wardrobe item for both shopping and the workforce, often paired with a blouse. Because of fabric shortages and the movement of women into new professions, skirts became straighter and shorter, and women even began wearing trousers for outdoor labor.

Music

Instruments of the Paris Bal Musette

In the early 20th century, the cabrette, a small bagpipe, was the signature instrument of Parisian bal musette, but it was gradually joined or replaced by the accordion introduced by Italian immigrants.

Daily life

Memorable daily life details

A household helper, or femme de ménage, could be hired in Paris for six sous per hour, while well-to-do families identified the gender of their babies by using red ribbons for boys and blue for girls on the nurse's cap.