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Princess Leopoldine of Baden

Karlsruhe, 22 Feb 1837 – Strasbourg, 23 Dec 1903

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Facts and their sources

  • Born22 Feb 1837, Karlsruhenot verified1 source
  • Died23 Dec 1903, Strasbourgnot verified1 source
  • FatherPrince Wilhelm of Badennot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 22 Feb 1837

    Born in Karlsruhe

  2. 1863–1866

    3 children are born

  3. 23 Dec 1903

    Dies in Strasbourg, aged 66

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 3

During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Karlsruhe.

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

The 1830s · Princess is born in Karlsruhe

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.

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

Homes heated by smoky, open hearths

Peasant homes often lacked chimneys, relying on open hearths that provided both light and heat while filling the living space with smoke. Small bundles of green pine brush, known as Kulelkes, were commonly used as fuel for these fires.

In the news1832

1832 Cholera epidemic

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

Music

The noisy brummtopf folk instrument

The brummtopf was a peculiar noise-making instrument used by groups of young people during winter festivities; it was made of a small wooden barrel covered with calfskin and played by rubbing horsehair strands inserted into the skin with wet hands.

Around the world1825–1830

The first passenger railway

In England a steam locomotive pulled the first public train in 1825; within decades railways crossed every continent.

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.