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Agnes Gräfin zu Stolberg-Wernigerode

21 May 1842 – 12 May 1904

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A life in time

  1. 21 May 1842

    Born

  2. 17 Sep 1871

    A daughter is born

  3. 12 May 1904

    Dies, aged 61

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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The 1840s · Agnes is born

In the news1848

Abolition of serfdom in 1848

In 1848, the revolution led to the abolition of serfdom across the empire, fundamentally changing the lives of rural people.

Getting around

Horse-drawn railway cut travel time significantly

The 129-kilometer horse-drawn railway between České Budějovice and Linz reduced travel time to 14 hours, replacing a three-day journey. It featured Europe's first railway restaurant at the Kerschbaum station, where trains stopped for lunch.

In Europe1845–1852

The Great Famine in Ireland

Potato blight ruined harvests: a million Irish people died and a million more emigrated, many to America.

Daily life

Sleeping arrangements in the family home

Large families often slept together in the kitchen on benches or on top of the large oven used for heating and baking. Benches were cleverly designed with backs that tipped forward to prevent children from falling while they slept.

What people wore

Wealthy farmers' coin-studded belts

Wealthy farmers often wore leather belts embroidered with peacock quills and silk, which were uniquely studded with coins on the inside.

Music

Herdsmen's horns played during church services

In church, liturgical works known as Pastorellas featured parts for a rustic herdsman's horn to evoke scenes of the shepherds at the birth of Christ.

At the table

Widespread food fraud in the 19th century

Families often struggled with food fraud, such as milk being diluted with soap or chalk, and paprika sometimes being mixed with brick dust.