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Karl Rudolf Engelbert Phillipp Leo Herzog von Croÿ

11 Apr 1889 – 2 Aug 1974

6 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born11 Apr 1889not verified1 source
  • MarriedNancy Leishmannot verified1 source
  • Died2 Aug 1974not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 11 Apr 1889

    Born

  2. 11 Oct 1914

    A son is born

  3. 2 Aug 1974

    Dies, aged 85

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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

The 1880s · Karl is born

Who governed

What people wore

Corset Pressure for Hourglass Figures

To achieve a fashionable hourglass figure, women's corsets could exert as much as eighty pounds of compacting pressure on the body.

Getting around

Railroads replace steamboats

As railroads expanded in the 1880s and 1890s, they made river steamboats increasingly inefficient and costly, eventually causing river transportation for passengers to fall by the wayside.

At the table

Daily water hauling for chores

Women in urban and rural households carried approximately 200 pounds of water into their homes daily for cooking, cleaning, and drinking.

The motor car. Carl Benz patented his three-wheeled Motorwagen, the first practical car powered by a petrol engine.Around the world · 1886

The motor car. Carl Benz patented his three-wheeled Motorwagen, the first practical car powered by a petrol engine.

supplied by Carl Benz to William Worby Beaumont · public domain

In the news1882

Chinese Exclusion Act Passed in 1882

The Chinese Exclusion Act suspended immigration of Chinese laborers under penalty of imprisonment and deportation.

Music

Popularity of Parlor Organs

Following the Civil War, parlor organs, also known as reed or cabinet organs, became highly popular in American homes. Manufacturers marketed them as elegant pieces of furniture suitable for even the most sumptuously furnished rooms.

Daily life

The heavy labor of water collection

A typical housewife carried water from a pump, well, or spring 8 to 10 times daily, hauling roughly 36 tons of water over a year. Many families without running water used chamber pots or outdoor privies.