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Princess Agatha of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

24 Jul 1888 – Wiesbaden, 12 Dec 1960

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A life in time

  1. 24 Jul 1888

    Born

  2. 12 Dec 1960

    Dies in Wiesbaden, aged 72

Family

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During her lifetime

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

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The 1880s · Princess is born

In the news1883

First national health insurance introduced

Germany became the first country to introduce a national social insurance system with the approval of a worker's health insurance plan.

Getting around

City transport and tram issues

Warsaw horse-drawn trams, sometimes called toads, were popular for city travel, while steamships operated on the Vistula river. In the 1880s, passengers had to occasionally push stuck trams in poor weather.

At the table

Potatoes and bread dominated peasant diets

Potatoes were the staple of the peasant diet, often eaten daily alongside rye bread, cabbage, legumes, and groats. Due to widespread poverty, families frequently lived in a state of chronic malnutrition.

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.Around the world · 1889–1890

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.

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What people wore

Peasant women used wraps to carry goods

In the Sącz Highlands, women used large, thick, unbleached linen wraps called łoktuse to carry shopping by knotting the corners on their chests and forming a bag at the back.

Music

Celebrations and songs of the harvest

Harvest festivals involved processions with wreaths carried to church for dedication, followed by festivities featuring music and dancing. Harvesters sang songs about the hardships of field work and their hopes for future abundance, accompanied by refreshments provided by the estate owner.

Daily life

Multi-purpose clay ovens in peasant homes

In peasant homes, large ovens built of raw brick served multiple purposes, including heating the home and baking bread, with the top surface providing a warm space where children often slept.