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Prince Vincenz Karl, 2nd Prince of Auersperg-Trautson

Schloss Neuwaldegg, 15 Jul 1812 – Hietzing, 7 Jul 1867

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Facts and their sources

  • Born15 Jul 1812, Schloss Neuwaldeggnot verified1 source
  • TitleMember of the enlarged Imperial Diet, 1860or Member of the House of Lords (Austria), 1861 · Member of the Bohemian Diet, 1861–1864not verified1 source
  • TitleMember of the Bohemian Diet, 1861–1864or Member of the enlarged Imperial Diet, 1860 · Member of the House of Lords (Austria), 1861not verified1 source
  • TitleMember of the House of Lords (Austria), 1861or Member of the enlarged Imperial Diet, 1860 · Member of the Bohemian Diet, 1861–1864not verified1 source
  • Died7 Jul 1867, Hietzingnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 15 Jul 1812

    Born in Schloss Neuwaldegg

  2. 1860

    Member of the enlarged Imperial Diet

  3. 1861–1864

    Member of the Bohemian Diet

  4. 1861

    Member of the House of Lords (Austria)

  5. 26 Feb 1866

    A daughter is born

  6. 7 Jul 1867

    Dies in Hietzing, aged 54

Family

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Partner

Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Schloss Neuwaldegg.

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

The 1810s · Prince is born in Schloss Neuwaldegg

What people wore

Infants restricted in swaddling pillows

In some rural regions, infants were placed in a swaddling pillow for several months to help them grow straight, which prevented them from moving or kicking.

Getting around

Slow post coach travel between towns

Travel by post coach was slow, with a journey from Linz to Steyr taking ten hours in 1829 for a distance of about 90 kilometers. Passengers paid one gulden and twelve kreuzers for the trip.

At the table

Meat Consumption Among Workers

Ordinary workers typically ate meat only twice a week, usually on Saturdays and Sundays.

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

Music

Popular folk instruments of the era

Common village instruments included the fiddle and the hammered dulcimer, while the shepherd's pipe and jew's harp were popular for casual entertainment.

Daily life

Mandatory schooling and seasonal attendance

Compulsory schooling for children aged 6 to 12 focused on religious instruction, often with schools in rural areas only operating for half the year because children were needed for pastoral labor. Classrooms were frequently overcrowded, leading some schools to split students into morning and afternoon groups to manage attendance.

What it cost

Extreme food price volatility

Food prices in the Austrian Empire were highly volatile during this period, particularly around 1811 when a bushel of wheat cost 60 florins, compared to just 4 florins in 1812 and 1824. Such sharp fluctuations made it difficult for ordinary people to maintain a stable supply of basic grains like wheat and corn.