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Antoine, 13th Prince of Ligne

Brussels, 8 Mar 1925 – Belœil, 21 Aug 2005

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 8 Mar 1925

    Born in Brussels

  2. 1951–1964

    7 children are born

  3. 21 Aug 2005

    Dies in Belœil, aged 80

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 7

During his lifetime

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

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

The 1920s · Antoine, is born in Brussels

What people wore

First Communion Fashion Constraints

For a girl's First Communion, mothers pressured shopkeepers to pull corsets tighter to make her waist look as slender as possible. Girls also wore tight new shoes to make their feet appear smaller.

Getting around

Train travel times between Belgian cities

In 1926, a non-stop express train connected Brussels and Antwerp in 40 minutes, while a journey from Brussels to Cologne took 5 to 6 hours.

What it cost

Income of industrial worker families, 1928-1929

In the 1928-1929 budget inquiry, some industrial worker families earned at least 24,000 francs annually, a threshold that separated them from white-collar families.

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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Music

Dancing and social life for youth

Young people often went dancing at age 16 or 17, and many young women relied on partners to pay for drinks because they only had about 10 francs in pocket money.

Daily life

Manual labor and domestic education

Housework was labor-intensive, with simple meals taking hours to prepare, often involving grinding coffee by hand. Household schools were established to teach young girls domestic skills like bread baking and preparing meals.

Work

Cost of beer in workers' taverns

Beer was a staple for workers, sold in taverns for 12 centimes per glass (3-4 deciliters) or 24 centimes per liter from the barrel.