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Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Copenhagen, 19 Jul 1798 – Przemków, 11 Mar 1869

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A life in time

  1. 19 Jul 1798

    Born in Copenhagen

  2. 1829–1831

    2 children are born

  3. 11 Mar 1869

    Dies in Przemków, aged 70

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 2

During his lifetime

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

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The 1790s · Christian is born in Copenhagen

In the news1795

Major Copenhagen fire (1795)

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

What people wore

Peasant everyday clothing colors

Ordinary peasant men wore non-dyed homespun clothing that turned grey and muddy with wear, while women's everyday clothes were typically black or dark blue.

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 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.

Music

Town musician performance fees

Professional town musicians, known as stadsmusikants, were hired for weddings and social gatherings, with fees set for specific ensembles; for example, violin and cello cost 6 daler, while adding trumpet, bassoon, and others increased the price to 16 daler. These musicians also performed in churches and for festive processions.

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.