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Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra

Bern, 6 Nov 1949 – Ferragudo, 14 Feb 2017

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A life in time

  1. 6 Nov 1949

    Born in Bern

  2. 14 Feb 2017

    Dies in Ferragudo, aged 67

Family

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Parents

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Bern.

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

The 1940s · Infante is born in Bern

Who governed

What people wore

Embroidery time for costumes

Hand-embroidering the small design on the white collar of an Appenzell women's costume takes seven hours of meticulous manual work.

Daily life

School routines involved four daily walks

Children typically walked 30 to 40 minutes to and from school four times a day, as there were no school lunches and they had to return home at noon.

In the news1939–1948

1939 Wahlen Plan increases food self-sufficiency

To prepare for the Second World War, the government introduced the Wahlen Plan in 1939 to increase food self-sufficiency by doubling arable land for crops like potatoes. Rationing of staple foods was implemented and remained in place until 1948.

Music

Popularity of the Schwyzerörgeli accordion

The Schwyzerörgeli, a type of accordion, was a dominant instrument for Ländler music, which became popular in cities as a form of social dance music.

At the table

Food rationing required coupons and cash

During World War II, families required both money and ration coupons to purchase staple foods like bread, and some had to visit different bakeries to find one that would accept their available coupons.

In Europe1941–1945

The Holocaust

Nazi Germany and its collaborators murdered six million Jews, and Roma, disabled people and others, in camps and mass shootings.

Getting around

Expansion of affordable rail and bus travel

During the interwar period, Swiss railways and postbuses expanded their ticket offers, including reduced prices for families and ski trips, to attract more travelers.