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Carl August, Crown Prince of Sweden

Augustenborg, 9 Jul 1768 – Scania, 28 May 1810

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 9 Jul 1768

    Born in Augustenborg

  2. 1809–1810

    Governor-general of Norway

  3. 28 May 1810

    Dies in Scania, aged 41

Family

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Parents

During his lifetime

He lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Augustenborg.

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

The 1760s · Carl is born in Augustenborg

In the news1769

First national census (1769)

In 1769, Denmark conducted its first national census, counting approximately 800,000 inhabitants.

What people wore

Men's evolving fashion in rural Sweden

In the mid-18th century, ordinary men typically wore sturdy, grey woollen wadmal coats fastened with hooks instead of buttons, often lacking pockets. By the late 1700s, younger men increasingly adopted fashionable blue coats adorned with silver-plated buttons, velvet-ribboned hats, and silk accessories.

Getting around

Slow travel and exhausted horses

Traveling by carriage was slow due to poor road conditions, and horses used for relays were often exhausted animals taken directly from farm work. Travelers frequently had to endure long journeys, such as the 6 to 7 days it took the mail coach to travel from Copenhagen to Hamburg.

The Seven Years’ War. Fought in Europe, the Americas, Africa and India, often called the first world war: Britain took Canada and India from France.Around the world · 1756–1763

The Seven Years’ War. Fought in Europe, the Americas, Africa and India, often called the first world war: Britain took Canada and India from France.

Blaue Max · CC BY-SA 4.0

In the news1766

Freedom of the press act passed in 1766

Sweden passed the world's first freedom of the press act, which granted citizens the right to publish their opinions and access official government documents.

Music

Traveling musicians performed at manor house festivities

At manor house festivities, musicians often traveled 30 to 60 kilometers from cities to play for dancing, staying overnight at the estate.

Daily life

Water and storage in manor kitchens

In manor house kitchens, water was carried in from a well in wooden buckets, and drinking water was kept in a lidded copper barrel.