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Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe

Ratibořice, 22 Sep 1875 – Ballenstedt, 27 Jan 1971

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A life in time

  1. 22 Sep 1875

    Born in Ratibořice

  2. 1899–1905

    4 children are born

  3. 27 Jan 1971

    Dies in Ballenstedt, aged 95

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 4

During her lifetime

She lived through 11 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Ratibořice.

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

The 1870s · Princess is born in Ratibořice

In the news1873

The financial crash of 1873

The financial crash of 1873 led to a severe economic depression and was followed by 152 registered suicides.

What people wore

Weekday skirts for women

Working-class women often wore blue-dyed linen or cotton skirts on weekdays, frequently embellished with white printed patterns known as moäraeck.

Getting around

Horse-drawn railway journey and restaurant stop

The horse-drawn railway from České Budějovice to Linz took 14 hours, with a midday break at the Kerschbaum station, which hosted the first railway restaurant in Europe.

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.In Europe · 1859–1871

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.

Baldassare Verazzi (1819-1886) · public domain

In the news1871

The German Empire is proclaimed

The German Empire was proclaimed in 1871, uniting various states under Kaiser Wilhelm I.

Music

Paying six kreutzers for a song

At local village feasts, musicians were paid six kreutzers per song. Some attendees would dance all day without paying, leading to frequent fights with the young people who hosted the events.

Daily life

Homemade lighting and fire safety precautions

In the 19th century, the cheapest source of light was a simple wooden piece known as a torchlight, which burned for about ten minutes and had to be constantly replaced. To prevent fire in wooden homes, children kept the light over a vessel filled with water so the burning end would drop safely into it.