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Countess Louise Sophie Danneskiold-Samsøe

Gisselfeld, 22 Sep 1796 – Przemków, 11 Mar 1867

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A life in time

  1. 22 Sep 1796

    Born in Gisselfeld

  2. 1829–1831

    2 children are born

  3. 11 Mar 1867

    Dies in Przemków, aged 70

Family

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Children · 2

During her lifetime

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

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The 1790s · Countess is born in Gisselfeld

In the news1795

Major Copenhagen fire (1795)

In 1795, a major fire in Copenhagen destroyed 941 houses, leaving 6,000 people homeless.

What people wore

Peasant festive attire details

For festive occasions, peasant men wore white homespun knickers with shiny metal buttons, while women often layered multiple skirts and used accessories like colored silk ribbons.

Getting around

Travel hardships and self-protection measures

Travelers on major routes often had to share rooms and even beds with strangers, leading many to carry specialized sleeping bags and metal bowls to protect themselves from vermin. Additionally, travelers were advised to carry a small pistol for protection, and valuables were kept in a locked box bolted to the floor of the carriage.

The French Revolution. Parisians stormed the Bastille in 1789; the monarchy fell, the king was executed, and “liberty, equality, fraternity” spread across Europe.In Europe · 1789–1799

The French Revolution. Parisians stormed the Bastille in 1789; the monarchy fell, the king was executed, and “liberty, equality, fraternity” spread across Europe.

Unidentified painter · public domain

In the news1794

First labor strike in Denmark (1794)

Approximately 2,000 craftsmen went on strike in Copenhagen in 1794, in what is considered Denmark's first labor strike.

Music

The popular minuet dance

In the 1790s, the minuet was danced by both the royal family and ordinary people, sometimes at the same event, such as a ball at Christiansborg Palace. Peasant weddings also featured the minuet, which was frequently followed by the Polish dance.

Daily life

Shared facilities and night men in Nyboder

In Nyboder, apartments had shared kitchens in expanded corridors, and residents had to pay and leave a light for the 'Night men' who emptied the backyard toilet pits to avoid a mess in their kitchen. The toilet was a shared shed in the yard covering a pit.