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Aleksandra Karlovna Shernval

4 Oct 1812 – 13 Jan 1850

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  • Born4 Oct 1812not verified1 source
  • Died13 Jan 1850not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 4 Oct 1812

    Born

  2. 1846

    A son is born

  3. 13 Jan 1850

    Dies, aged 37

Family

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Partner

Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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

The 1810s · Aleksandra is born

Who governed

What people wore

Women's practical footwear and dress

Women in the Beira Litoral region often went barefoot, carrying clogs or slippers in their hands to put on when entering towns. They would tuck up their skirts with a sash tied around their hips for ease of movement.

Getting around

Seven days from Oporto to Lisbon

In the early 19th century, traveling from Oporto to Lisbon—a distance of 52 leagues—by mule-drawn litter took about seven days.

At the table

The staple diet of common people

Bread, wine, and sardines were the standard meal for common people, with poor families sometimes rubbing a single sardine against bread to give it flavor.

The Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon’s armies redrew the map of Europe from Spain to Moscow; his invasion of Portugal sent its court to Rio de Janeiro.In Europe · 1803–1815

The Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon’s armies redrew the map of Europe from Spain to Moscow; his invasion of Portugal sent its court to Rio de Janeiro.

Ruedi33a · CC BY-SA 4.0

In the news1807–1811

French Invasions Ruin Economy (1807-1811)

The French invasions of 1807, 1809, and 1810-1811 caused widespread devastation, economic ruin, and the temporary departure of the royal family to Brazil.

Music

Nuns as skilled musicians

Nuns in monasteries were skilled musicians who played instruments like the organ, harpsichord, and harp, and they sometimes commissioned and performed complex concertato music.

Daily life

Rural living and animal cohabitation

In rural homes, families sometimes lived in a single room where they slept and ate alongside their domestic animals.