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Countess Louise Sophie Danneskiold-Samsøe

Gisselfeld, 22 Sep 1796 – Przemków, 11 Mar 1867

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A life in time

  1. 22 Sep 1796

    Born in Gisselfeld

  2. 1829–1831

    2 children are born

  3. 11 Mar 1867

    Dies in Przemków, aged 70

Family

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Children · 2

During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Gisselfeld.

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The 1790s · Countess is born in Gisselfeld

In the news1794

First labor strike in Denmark (1794)

Approximately 2,000 craftsmen went on strike in Copenhagen in 1794, in what is considered Denmark's first labor strike.

What people wore

Peasant festive attire details

For festive occasions, peasant men wore white homespun knickers with shiny metal buttons, while women often layered multiple skirts and used accessories like colored silk ribbons.

Getting around

Slow horse-drawn travel between Danish towns

Travel between towns primarily relied on horse-drawn carriages, and journeys were slow, taking several days for even moderate distances. For example, a carriage leaving Copenhagen on Wednesday afternoon was only expected to reach Aalborg by the following Monday morning in summer.

The French Revolution. Parisians stormed the Bastille in 1789; the monarchy fell, the king was executed, and “liberty, equality, fraternity” spread across Europe.In Europe · 1789–1799

The French Revolution. Parisians stormed the Bastille in 1789; the monarchy fell, the king was executed, and “liberty, equality, fraternity” spread across Europe.

Unidentified painter · public domain

In the news1795

Major Copenhagen fire (1795)

In 1795, a major fire in Copenhagen destroyed 941 houses, leaving 6,000 people homeless.

Music

The popular minuet dance

In the 1790s, the minuet was danced by both the royal family and ordinary people, sometimes at the same event, such as a ball at Christiansborg Palace. Peasant weddings also featured the minuet, which was frequently followed by the Polish dance.

Daily life

Introduction of chimneys in peasant homes

Many peasant homes were renovated to include chimneys, which replaced the previous method of using open fires on the floor with a smoke hole in the roof. This allowed for ceilings to be installed, preventing smoke from lingering under the beams.