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Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia

Potsdam, 29 Jan 1887 – Stuttgart, 25 Mar 1949

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  • Born29 Jan 1887, Potsdamnot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republicor member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germanynot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the Reichstag of Nazi Germanyor member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republicnot verified1 source
  • Died25 Mar 1949, Stuttgartnot verified1 source
  • FatherWilhelm IInot verified1 source
  • MotherAugusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holsteinnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 29 Jan 1887

    Born in Potsdam

  2. 25 Mar 1949

    Dies in Stuttgart, aged 62

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During his lifetime

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

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The 1880s · Prince is born in Potsdam

In the news1883

First national health insurance introduced

Germany became the first country to introduce a national social insurance system with the approval of a worker's health insurance plan.

Getting around

Steamship travel on the Weser River

By the late 19th century, steamships on the Weser river were a popular tourist attraction, with the upstream journey from Hamelin to Münden taking 15 hours and 30 minutes, and the downstream journey taking 8 hours and 29 minutes.

At the table

Meat was a luxury for working families

In working-class households, meat—often cheap sausage or ground meat—was a luxury, frequently reserved for Sunday meals, and sometimes stretched with breadcrumbs to make meat-like dishes like fake rabbit. Men, seen as the primary providers, often received the largest portions of meat, while wives and children ate significantly less.

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.Around the world · 1879–1882

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.

KMJ, alpha masking by Edokter · CC BY-SA 3.0

What people wore

Distinctive vests signaled marital status in Betzingen

In Betzingen, married men wore black velvet vests, while unmarried men wore red cloth vests with twelve silver buttons. Bachelors also traditionally displayed a red handkerchief from their pocket when searching for a bride.

Music

Diverse musical repertoires in cities

Musical life was diverse, blending folk music and rustic dances with military band repertoires that featured marches, operetta tunes, and original works.

Daily life

Lighting evolved from kerosene to electric bulbs

Most households relied on kerosene lamps, which were often lined up on a hallway table; one family remembered the smell and the dim light, which contrasted with the later, unpleasantly bright electric bulbs.