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Prince Philippe, Count of Paris

Paris, 24 Aug 1838 – Stowe, 1894

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 24 Aug 1838

    Born in Paris

  2. 1865–1882

    4 children are born

  3. 1894

    Dies in Stowe

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 4

During his lifetime

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

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

The 1830s · Prince is born in Paris

In the news1832

1832 Cholera epidemic

A major cholera epidemic struck France in 1832, causing approximately 103,000 deaths.

Getting around

Rise of railway travel speed

In 1848, trains could cover 30 km per hour, twice the average speed of a stagecoach, which traveled about 15 km per hour. Early railway passengers often needed to bring portable candlesticks to read because lighting was deficient.

At the table

Bread Consumed Half of Family Income

Bread was the single largest food expense for ordinary families, accounting for over half of their total income in the 1830s and 1840s.

Photography is born. The daguerreotype was presented in Paris: for the first time a face or a street could be kept exactly as it looked.Around the world · 1839

Photography is born. The daguerreotype was presented in Paris: for the first time a face or a street could be kept exactly as it looked.

Unknown · public domain

What people wore

Formal dress for life events

For church services, weddings, and funerals, ordinary people wore their best clothes, with women covering their heads and both sexes wearing formal black attire for mourning.

Music

Violin music at village festivals

The violin was a vital instrument for rural dances and village festivals, though local authorities sometimes tried to ban its use due to the disorder caused at these gatherings.

Daily life

Schooling in domestic spaces

While a royal ordinance in 1816 mandated that every commune maintain a school with free education for the poor, implementation was difficult and many children received instruction in settings that doubled as the teacher's living quarters, kitchen, or even bedroom. Teachers often managed their domestic chores, such as cooking at the fireplace, simultaneously while trying to instruct pupils in the same room.