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Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Berg Castle, 5 Jan 1921 – Luxembourg, 23 Apr 2019

10 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 5 Jan 1921

    Born in Berg Castle

  2. 1954–1963

    5 children are born

  3. 1964–2000

    Monarch of Luxembourg

  4. 23 Apr 2019

    Dies in Luxembourg, aged 98

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 5

During his lifetime

He lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Berg Castle.

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

The 1920s · Jean, is born in Berg Castle

What people wore

Colourful Sunday attire for milkmaids

On Sunday mornings, young women working as milkmaids would dress in colourful outfits to leave behind their everyday work clothes.

Getting around

Slow tram speed on steep slopes

The electric tram on the Neudorf line traveled at a slow speed of 6 km/h when navigating the 10 percent gradient of Montée de Clausen.

What it cost

Price of bread in 1922

In August 1922, the price of a 5-pound loaf of bread was 2.25 francs in Luxembourg City, while it cost 2.10 francs in surrounding areas like Esch-sur-Alzette.

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.Around the world · 1929–1939

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.

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Music

Wooden rattles replaced bells during Easter week

During Holy Week, church bells traditionally flew to Rome, so children used wooden rattles and drums to announce services and collect treats.

Daily life

Vocational schooling for young women

Young women attended domestic schools to learn cooking, ironing, and sewing, with the school in Luxembourg-Ville expanding in 1906 due to high demand.

Work

Hard Labor for Laundresses

Professional laundresses often worked in freezing water by rivers or in public washhouses, especially during winter.