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Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau

Biebrich Palace, 20 Sep 1832 – Wiesbaden, 17 Sep 1905

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Facts and their sources

  • Born20 Sep 1832, Biebrich Palacenot verified1 source
  • Died17 Sep 1905, Wiesbadennot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 20 Sep 1832

    Born in Biebrich Palace

  2. 1868–1871

    2 children are born

  3. 17 Sep 1905

    Dies in Wiesbaden, aged 72

Family

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Partner

Children · 2

During his lifetime

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

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

The 1830s · Prince is born in Biebrich Palace

In the news1834

Zollverein customs union founded in 1834

The Zollverein was founded to eliminate customs duties between German states, fostering economic integration under Prussian leadership.

Getting around

Difficult and slow travel by stagecoach

Traveling by stagecoach in Prussia was often grueling and uncomfortable due to poorly maintained, unpaved roads and cramped, unsprung carriages. A journey from Berlin to Königsberg, spanning 565 kilometers, typically took ten to eleven days by post coach.

At the table

Daily wheat cake despite poverty

In some villages, even the poorest people ate wheat cake daily, fresh from the oven, which was criticized by doctors for supposedly damaging their digestion.

Photography is born. The daguerreotype was presented in Paris: for the first time a face or a street could be kept exactly as it looked.Around the world · 1839

Photography is born. The daguerreotype was presented in Paris: for the first time a face or a street could be kept exactly as it looked.

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What people wore

Head-carried baskets with embroidered rings

Deliverers carried their goods in round white baskets called Mange on their heads, supported by embroidered cloth rings that served as both cushions and decorative accessories.

Music

The 1833 Prussian Music Festival in Marienburg

In 1833, the first Prussian Music Festival took place in Marienburg, featuring over 200 participants including 49 singers and 143 musicians and singers from across East and West Prussia.

Daily life

Homes heated by smoky, open hearths

Peasant homes often lacked chimneys, relying on open hearths that provided both light and heat while filling the living space with smoke. Small bundles of green pine brush, known as Kulelkes, were commonly used as fuel for these fires.