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Thyra, Crown Princess of Hanover

Yellow Palace, 29 Sep 1853 – Gmunden, 26 Feb 1933

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A life in time

  1. 29 Sep 1853

    Born in Yellow Palace

  2. 1879–1887

    3 children are born

  3. 26 Feb 1933

    Dies in Gmunden, aged 79

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 3

During her lifetime

She lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Yellow Palace.

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

The 1850s · Thyra, is born in Yellow Palace

In the news1853

1853 Cholera epidemic hits Copenhagen

A devastating cholera epidemic in 1853 killed 5,000 people in Copenhagen, prompting major improvements in urban sanitation and water supplies.

What people wore

Multipurpose mourning skirt for naps

Until the 1880s, Amager women used a black mourning skirt called a jøb, which they could pull over their heads to hide their grief or, occasionally, to nap during church services.

Daily life

Mandatory schooling for all children

A national law passed in 1814 required all children to attend school from age seven until confirmation at age 14, often studying on alternating days to allow time for chores.

In the news1857

1857 Freedom of Trade Act passed

The 1857 Freedom of Trade Act abolished the trade monopolies of market towns and guilds, allowing open competition in industry.

Music

Dance music and religious singing at home

While the fiddle became the dominant instrument for dance music, 19th-century social gatherings frequently featured popular new round dances such as the waltz, polka, and mazurka. Music was central to the home, with hymnals serving as essential religious guides for families during private devotions.

In Europe1845–1852

The Great Famine in Ireland

Potato blight ruined harvests: a million Irish people died and a million more emigrated, many to America.

Getting around

Faster travel between Odense and Svendborg

Before the railway, a stagecoach trip from Odense to Svendborg (47 km) took 5½ hours, but the train reduced this to 95-100 minutes.