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Archduchess Anna, Princess of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein

Lindau, 1879 – Baden-Baden, 1961

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A life in time

  1. 1879

    Born in Lindau

  2. 20 Oct 1905

    A son is born

  3. 1961

    Dies in Baden-Baden

Family

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Parents

Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Lindau.

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

The 1870s · Archduchess is born in Lindau

In the news1871

The German Empire is proclaimed

The German Empire was proclaimed in 1871, uniting various states under Kaiser Wilhelm I.

What people wore

Children's Footwear in Rural Areas

While better-off families could afford varied clothes, children of the impoverished often went barefoot over stone and stubble during the summer months.

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.

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.In Europe · 1859–1871

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.

Baldassare Verazzi (1819-1886) · public domain

In the news1873

Economic crash triggers long crisis

The Panic of 1873 began with a stock market crash, triggering a period of economic hardship known as the Great Depression.

Music

Costs for attending local festival banquets

Citizens often paid an entry fee of 20 to 30 Pfennig to attend local festive banquets, which featured patriotic music, choral performances, and speeches.

Daily life

Compulsory primary education was six hours daily

Children attended primary school for six hours daily, often sitting four to a bench; primary education became free of charge in 1891.