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Markgräfin Josephine von Pallavicini

Jemnice, 22 Jan 1849 – Dresden, 14 Jul 1923

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  • Born22 Jan 1849, Jemnicenot verified1 source
  • Died14 Jul 1923, Dresdennot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 22 Jan 1849

    Born in Jemnice

  2. 1870–1873

    2 children are born

  3. 14 Jul 1923

    Dies in Dresden, aged 74

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During her lifetime

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

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The 1840s · Markgräfin is born in Jemnice

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.

What people wore

The pride of layered petticoats

In the early nineteenth century, women's pride was displayed through the sheer volume of their petticoats, with some older peasant women wearing as many as ten at once to create a wide, wheel-like silhouette.

Daily life

School attendance reality and seasonal patterns

Although school was legally compulsory for children aged 6 to 12, many village children only attended during the winter months when there was no farm work. By 1830, approximately 90 percent of eligible children were officially enrolled in school.

In the news1844

Weaver uprising in 1844

Handloom weavers in Upper Silesia led a famous protest against their publishers due to harsh competition from mechanized factories.

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.

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.

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.