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Duke Eugen of Württemberg

Pokój, 25 Dec 1820 – Pokój, 8 Jan 1875

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Facts and their sources

  • Born25 Dec 1820, Pokójnot verified1 source
  • Died8 Jan 1875, Pokójnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 25 Dec 1820

    Born in Pokój

  2. 20 Aug 1846

    A son is born

  3. 8 Jan 1875

    Dies in Pokój, aged 54

Family

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During his lifetime

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

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The 1820s · Duke is born in Pokój

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 ovens and cold water hardening

Children in peasant and manor households often slept on top of large clay bake-ovens, which were the only source of warmth in the home. In manor houses, children were sometimes hardened by being poured over with cold water after waking in unheated rooms.

What people wore

Peasants carried spare shoes on journeys

For long journeys, peasants carried spare pairs of bast shoes on their backs, often making new ones from leather or plant fibers themselves.

Music

Chopin's early musical immersion in village life

To play along with peasant bands, young Chopin once accompanied a violinist by playing the bass on an instrument that had only one string left. He also frequently participated in village festivals and dances, such as the oberek, where he observed and recorded improvised folk songs.

At the table

Everyday and Special Occasion Drinks

Peasants drank bread or beet kvass and beer, while tea and coffee were sometimes considered luxury or special occasion items, occasionally even prepared with butter or salt in poor households.