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Prince Heinrich IX Reuss of Köstritz

Kowary, 3 Mar 1827 – 1 Aug 1898

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A life in time

  1. 3 Mar 1827

    Born in Kowary

  2. 25 Nov 1864

    A son is born

  3. 1 Aug 1898

    Dies, aged 71

Family

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Partner

Children · 1

During his lifetime

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

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

The 1820s · Prince is born in Kowary

In the news1817–1830

Massive road network expansion by 1830

Between 1817 and 1830, over 1,000 kilometers of new paved roads were built, and regular postal services were established between major cities.

Getting around

Postal coaches remained the primary transport mode

In the Kingdom of Poland under Russian rule, most travel during the first half of the 19th century still relied on slower horse-drawn postal coaches, as railways were only introduced to Warsaw in 1845.

Around the world1825–1830

The first passenger railway

In England a steam locomotive pulled the first public train in 1825; within decades railways crossed every continent.

Daily life

Sleeping on clay ovens

During winter, the large clay baking ovens served as essential beds where children, the hired girl, or anyone feeling cold would sleep. The warm surface of the oven and the small space between it and the wall were the primary sleeping areas for family members.

What people wore

Common plica polonica hair conditions

In the Mazovian region, peasants frequently suffered from matted hair conditions known as plica polonica, which could grow into thick, hat-like structures.

Music

Children learned instruments while minding geese

Children learned to play simple instruments such as willow flutes, whistles, reed pipes, or trumpets bought at village fairs while minding geese.

At the table

Survival Meals in Hard Times

In extreme poverty, families sometimes consumed as little as 12 grams of bread per person daily, and during famines, they resorted to eating bread mixed with goosefoot or soup made from goutweed.