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Duchess Thyra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Sorgenfri Palace, 18 Jun 1919 – Flensburg, 27 Sep 1981

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A life in time

  1. 18 Jun 1919

    Born in Sorgenfri Palace

  2. 27 Sep 1981

    Dies in Flensburg, aged 62

Family

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Parents

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1910s · Duchess is born in Sorgenfri Palace

In the news1915

Women gain right to vote (1915)

A new constitution granted women and servants of both sexes the right to vote in parliamentary elections.

What people wore

Extensive wardrobes for special occasions

In some regions, such as Amager, women had highly specific outfits for different occasions, and it was said that an Amager woman needed at least 11 different aprons to be appropriately dressed for every event. A man might own three different suits, which was still considered more than in many other parts of Denmark.

Getting around

Odense to Svendborg travel time reduction

Before the railway opened in 1876, a 47 km journey between Odense and Svendborg took 5.5 hours by stagecoach; afterwards, the train reduced this time to 95-100 minutes.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

In the news1914

Ten percent of households accessed electricity by 1914

By 1914, approximately ten percent of German households had access to electricity, transforming daily life through new lighting and urban infrastructure.

Music

Home music in interwar rural Denmark

In rural bourgeois-like homes during the interwar period, families entertained guests with piano performances featuring classical-romantic repertoire or dance music during dinners and coffee gatherings.

Daily life

Living in 1-2 room apartments

In Copenhagen, many working-class families lived in 1- or 2-room apartments where they slept, ate, and played in the same room. Toilets were often shared facilities located in the courtyard.