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Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg

Luxembourg, 7 Mar 1901 – Schloss Hohenburg, 2 Aug 1950

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A life in time

  1. 7 Mar 1901

    Born in Luxembourg

  2. 1924–1925

    2 children are born

  3. 2 Aug 1950

    Dies in Schloss Hohenburg, aged 49

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 2

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1900s · Princess is born in Luxembourg

In the news1901

1901 sickness insurance law enacted

The Grand Duchy introduced sickness insurance, the first of several major social security laws passed in the early 20th century.

Getting around

Bus travel to Kirchberg

A private bus service between the railway station and Kirchberg operated twice on weekdays and four times on market days or Sundays, with a journey time of 30 minutes.

At the table

Daily Diet and Food Adulteration

Working-class families often spent 50% to 80% of their income on food, relying heavily on cheap staples like potatoes, bread, and cabbage while meat remained a rare luxury. To make expensive items last longer, food was sometimes adulterated; for example, flour was mixed with gypsum and milk was diluted with water.

Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.Around the world · 1903–1906

Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.

Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (credited as photographers) [1], [2] · public domain

What people wore

Jugendstil reform dress in Luxembourg

Around 1905 to 1910, Luxembourgish fashion included refined Jugendstil reform dresses made of cream-colored raw silk with decorative soutache embroidery.

Music

Street musicians collected donations during fairs

Musicians paraded through streets playing the Hämmelsmarsch, a traditional song, to invite people to fairs and collect financial donations from the public.

Daily life

Specialized forest schools for children

To combat tuberculosis, some children attended specialized open-air forest schools where they were closely monitored, underwent daily physical examinations, and were overfed five times a day to gain weight. These schools prioritized health and physical strengthening over academic instruction, which was limited to essential subjects.