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Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

Copenhagen, 15 Oct 1854 – Jakarta, 1888

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A life in time

  1. 15 Oct 1854

    Born in Copenhagen

  2. 1888

    Dies in Jakarta

Family

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Parents

During his lifetime

He lived through 4 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Copenhagen.

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

The 1850s · Prince is born in Copenhagen

In the news1857

1857 Freedom of Trade Act passed

The 1857 Freedom of Trade Act abolished the trade monopolies of market towns and guilds, allowing open competition in industry.

What people wore

Amager women's extensive apron collection

Amager women often maintained a wardrobe extensive enough to require 11 different aprons to ensure they had an appropriate outfit for every specific occasion.

Getting around

Faster travel between Odense and Svendborg

Before the railway, a stagecoach trip from Odense to Svendborg (47 km) took 5½ hours, but the train reduced this to 95-100 minutes.

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.In Europe · 1859–1871

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.

Baldassare Verazzi (1819-1886) · public domain

In the news1853

1853 Cholera epidemic hits Copenhagen

A devastating cholera epidemic in 1853 killed 5,000 people in Copenhagen, prompting major improvements in urban sanitation and water supplies.

Music

Dance music and religious singing at home

While the fiddle became the dominant instrument for dance music, 19th-century social gatherings frequently featured popular new round dances such as the waltz, polka, and mazurka. Music was central to the home, with hymnals serving as essential religious guides for families during private devotions.

Daily life

Lack of indoor toilets

Toilets were not present inside homes; instead, families used communal sheds in courtyards or on back stairs that emptied into pits.