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Hermann of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich

Brtnice, 15 Apr 1838 – Lich, 16 Sep 1899

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  • Born15 Apr 1838, Brtnicenot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the Prussian House of Lordsnot verified1 source
  • Died16 Sep 1899, Lichnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 15 Apr 1838

    Born in Brtnice

  2. 17 Sep 1871

    A daughter is born

  3. 16 Sep 1899

    Dies in Lich, aged 61

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Brtnice.

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The 1830s · Hermann is born in Brtnice

In the news1832

First railroad in the empire opened

The first railroad in the Austrian Empire opened between Linz and Budweis (today České Budějovice) in 1832.

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.

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.

Photography is born. The daguerreotype was presented in Paris: for the first time a face or a street could be kept exactly as it looked.Around the world · 1839

Photography is born. The daguerreotype was presented in Paris: for the first time a face or a street could be kept exactly as it looked.

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In the news1836

Northern Railway Company founded

The Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway Company was founded in Vienna in 1836, connecting major regions including Moravia.

Music

The 1830 invention of the polka dance

The polka was invented around 1830 by a Bohemian country girl, with the dance's name derived from the word for half, referencing its signature half-step.

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.