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Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz

Chotěboř, 7 Dec 1875 – Sintra, 11 Jun 1951

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A life in time

  1. 7 Dec 1875

    Born in Chotěboř

  2. 1911–1919

    5 children are born

  3. 11 Jun 1951

    Dies in Sintra, aged 75

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 5

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1870s · Countess is born in Chotěboř

Who governed

What people wore

Men's work jacket

Men frequently wore a short, waist-length, form-fitting jacket called a spenzl for work, which was typically blue or red and lacked a collar.

Getting around

Easier travel across borders

Administrative barriers to travel were significantly reduced when a decree in 1857 abolished the requirement for passports for travel within the Austrian monarchy. By 1865, passport controls were also removed at the external borders of the monarchy.

At the table

Meat consumption habits

Working-class families typically ate meat only twice a week, usually on Saturdays and Sundays.

The Franco-Prussian War and a united Germany. Prussia defeated France, and the German Empire was proclaimed in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.In Europe · 1870–1871

The Franco-Prussian War and a united Germany. Prussia defeated France, and the German Empire was proclaimed in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.

Anton von Werner · public domain

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.

Music

Intimate musical performances

Beyond formal feasts, people enjoyed music in intimate settings, sometimes accompanied by just a single musician such as a hurdy-gurdy player or a blind harpist. Musicians were often paid not only in cash but also in food, drink, or grain.

Daily life

Scarce hot water and shared baths

Hot water was so scarce that in 1875, a single bucket of hot water brought from a brewery cost 4 krejcary. Families often bathed in the same water in a portable tub in the kitchen.