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Eberhard van Arenberg

18 Feb 1892 – 12 Aug 1969

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Facts and their sources

  • Born18 Feb 1892not verified1 source
  • Died12 Aug 1969not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 18 Feb 1892

    Born

  2. 14 Jul 1921

    A son is born

  3. 12 Aug 1969

    Dies, aged 77

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1890s · Eberhard is born

In the news1899

Proportional representation law passed

A law introducing proportional representation for elections was passed in Belgium in 1899.

What people wore

Festive Sunday attire for rural Belgians

Rural residents typically owned one set of festive Sunday clothes used for both church services and mourning. Men often wore a shiny blue smock on Sundays, while women wore a traditional regional cap.

Getting around

The traditional horse-drawn barge

Known as the barge, a horse-drawn tow canal boat was a common and punctual way to travel between towns like Bruges and Ostend until the late 19th century.

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.Around the world · 1889–1890

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.

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In the news1894

Universal male suffrage adopted

Belgium adopted universal male suffrage in 1894, although with a plural voting system based on wealth or education.

Music

Children sang carols on Christmas Eve

In some towns, poor children sang Flemish carols like "Blyden nacht" on Christmas Eve, hoping to be rewarded with bread, fruit, or nuts.

Daily life

Lighting and Heating in Belgian Homes

Homes were lit by candles, oil lamps, or gas lamps, as electricity was not generally available until the early 20th century. People relied on coal stoves for both cooking and warmth, often gathering around the fire for family life.