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Queen Stephanie of Portugal

Krauchenwies, 15 Jul 1837 – Lisbon, 17 Jul 1859

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  • Born15 Jul 1837, Krauchenwiesnot verified1 source
  • TitleConsort of Portugal, 1858–1859or Grand Mistress of the Order of Saint Isabel, 1858–1859not verified1 source
  • TitleGrand Mistress of the Order of Saint Isabel, 1858–1859or Consort of Portugal, 1858–1859not verified1 source
  • Died17 Jul 1859, Lisbonnot verified1 source
  • FatherKarl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollernnot verified1 source
  • MotherJosephine of Badennot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 15 Jul 1837

    Born in Krauchenwies

  2. 1858–1859

    Consort of Portugal

  3. 1858–1859

    Grand Mistress of the Order of Saint Isabel

  4. 17 Jul 1859

    Dies in Lisbon, aged 22

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 3 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Krauchenwies.

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

The 1830s · Queen is born in Krauchenwies

Who governed

What people wore

Saving fabric with the Magsachte patch

Women saved money on expensive fabric by sewing a hidden patch of coarser linen, called a Magsachte, onto their dresses where it would be covered by an apron.

Daily life

Child labor and rudimentary schooling conditions

Children in rural areas were often tasked with labor, such as preparing and binding daily bundles of fuel for the household fire, a chore that frequently left their hands bleeding. Schooling was frequently held in the teacher's house, where the teacher was often a poorly paid local craftsman.

In the news1834

Zollverein customs union founded in 1834

The Zollverein was founded to eliminate customs duties between German states, fostering economic integration under Prussian leadership.

Music

Daily castle tower music in Königsberg

City tower musicians performed chorales daily from Königsberg's castle tower, such as 'Ich weiß mein Gott, daß all mein Tun' at 11 am and 'Nun ruhen alle Wälder' at 9 pm.

At the table

Daily wheat cake despite poverty

In some villages, even the poorest people ate wheat cake daily, fresh from the oven, which was criticized by doctors for supposedly damaging their digestion.

Around the world1832

Cholera spreads around the world

A cholera pandemic from India reached Europe and the Americas; cities learned the hard way about clean water and sewers.

Getting around

Difficult and slow travel by stagecoach

Traveling by stagecoach in Prussia was often grueling and uncomfortable due to poorly maintained, unpaved roads and cramped, unsprung carriages. A journey from Berlin to Königsberg, spanning 565 kilometers, typically took ten to eleven days by post coach.