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Knud Johan Ludvig Graf von Holstein-Ledreborg

2 Oct 1919 – 25 Jun 2001

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A life in time

  1. 2 Oct 1919

    Born

  2. 1952–1962

    7 children are born

  3. 25 Jun 2001

    Dies, aged 81

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 7

During his lifetime

He lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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

The 1910s · Knud is born

In the news1915

Women gain right to vote (1915)

A new constitution granted women and servants of both sexes the right to vote in parliamentary elections.

Getting around

Efficient train ferry transfer times

Roll-on roll-off train ferries significantly cut transfer times, reducing the loading and unloading of carriages at each port from about 3 hours to 30 minutes or less.

At the table

Strict meat and coffee rationing during war

During World War I in November 1918, meat rationing was extremely strict, limiting individuals to just 120 grams of pork and beef combined per week. In the same month, coffee was also rationed to only 50 grams per person per month.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

What people wore

Changing urban silhouettes and suits

Around 1900, women's fashion shifted toward a corseted, S-shaped silhouette with a narrow waist, but by 1914, the style became less restrictive, featuring higher waistlines and shorter sleeves. By 1906, urban women in Copenhagen were also wearing tailored walking suits (spadseredragt) made of white wool with pearl buttons.

Music

The Fanø dance tradition in Denmark

On the island of Fanø, a distinct tradition known as Fanø music and dance, including dances like sønderhoning and fannikedans, was performed throughout the 20th century using a set repertoire of about 120 melodies.

Daily life

Transition to gas stoves

At the start of the century, gas stoves began replacing wood-burning stoves, making cooking cleaner and easier to regulate by temperature. Households commonly used cookware like the blue enamel series known as Madam Blå.