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Georg von Liechtenstein

Velké Losiny, 11 Nov 1911 – Vienna, 18 Jan 1998

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A life in time

  1. 11 Nov 1911

    Born in Velké Losiny

  2. 1950–1969

    7 children are born

  3. 18 Jan 1998

    Dies in Vienna, aged 86

Family

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Parents

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Children · 7

During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Velké Losiny.

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The 1910s · Georg is born in Velké Losiny

In the news1915

Ersatz bread introduced, 1915

In early 1915, the government forced citizens to eat bread made with ersatz ingredients like sawdust because food supplies were severely depleted.

What people wore

Low daily wages for field work

Working women often received only 24 kreutzers for a full day of field work, while young boys received 12 kreutzers for their help.

Getting around

Shift from Carriages to Trains

Traveling by carriage was expensive, slow, and uncomfortable compared to the railway, which became the preferred method for mass transport and leisure trips starting in the mid-19th century. Railway companies even organized special theater trains to bring thousands of spectators to the National Theatre in Prague during the 1880s.

The First World War. From 1914 to 1918 the great powers fought in trenches across Europe and beyond; some 20 million people died. Brazil joined the Allies in 1917.Around the world · 1914–1918

The First World War. From 1914 to 1918 the great powers fought in trenches across Europe and beyond; some 20 million people died. Brazil joined the Allies in 1917.

Collection DocAnciens/docpix.fr · public domain

In the news1919

Women gain vote, 1919

The new Republic introduced women's suffrage, with women voting for the first time in the February 1919 national assembly elections.

Music

Brass Bands and Enthusiastic Prague Audiences

Brass bands were central to Prague's cultural life, with military and civilian ensembles performing dozens of times each week in summer at parks and garden pubs. These performances were so popular that audiences often demanded encores, such as the march Hey, Gretel, which was once repeated three times due to overwhelming applause.

Daily life

Bathing rituals in the household

Families used a single tin bathtub brought into the kitchen, which was filled with water heated on a stove. To conserve resources, the entire family bathed in the same water, typically with children going first, followed by the wife, and finally the husband.