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Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein

Prague, 11 Jul 1842 – Frauenthal Castle, 8 Oct 1907

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Facts and their sources

  • Born11 Jul 1842, Praguenot verified1 source
  • MarriedPrincess Henriette of Liechtensteinnot verified1 source
  • TitleMember of Abgeordnetenhaus, 1879–1886or Member of the House of Lords (Austria), 1887not verified1 source
  • TitleMember of the House of Lords (Austria), 1887or Member of Abgeordnetenhaus, 1879–1886not verified1 source
  • Died8 Oct 1907, Frauenthal Castlenot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 11 Jul 1842

    Born in Prague

  2. 1869–1875

    2 children are born

  3. 1879–1886

    Member of Abgeordnetenhaus

  4. 1887

    Member of the House of Lords (Austria)

  5. 8 Oct 1907

    Dies in Frauenthal Castle, aged 65

Family

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Children · 2

During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Prague.

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The 1840s · Prince is born in Prague

In the news1848

Abolition of serfdom in 1848

In 1848, the revolution led to the abolition of serfdom across the empire, fundamentally changing the lives of rural people.

Getting around

Horse-drawn railway cut travel time significantly

The 129-kilometer horse-drawn railway between České Budějovice and Linz reduced travel time to 14 hours, replacing a three-day journey. It featured Europe's first railway restaurant at the Kerschbaum station, where trains stopped for lunch.

In Europe1845–1852

The Great Famine in Ireland

Potato blight ruined harvests: a million Irish people died and a million more emigrated, many to America.

Daily life

Sleeping arrangements in the family home

Large families often slept together in the kitchen on benches or on top of the large oven used for heating and baking. Benches were cleverly designed with backs that tipped forward to prevent children from falling while they slept.

What people wore

Weeks spent on apron embroidery

Embroidering the border of a peasant apron was a demanding task that could take an experienced worker more than an entire week to complete.

Music

Paying musicians by the song at festivals

At feast dances, musicians were paid six kreutzers per song, and they would only play what a patron requested and paid for.

At the table

Widespread food fraud in the 19th century

Families often struggled with food fraud, such as milk being diluted with soap or chalk, and paprika sometimes being mixed with brick dust.