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Marie Eleonore Windisch-Graetz

Prague, 1795 – Graz, 10 Mar 1876

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A life in time

  1. 1795

    Born in Prague

  2. 26 May 1823

    A son is born

  3. 10 Mar 1876

    Dies in Graz

Family

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Partner

Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Prague.

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

The 1790s · Marie is born in Prague

What people wore

Workers often operated barefoot in workshops

While many workers wore leather aprons with buckles for protection, others worked barefoot even in industrial-style settings like pottery workshops and weaving mills.

Getting around

Carriage travel between cities

Wealthier travelers used carriages, but a journey between Prague and Vienna still required 4–5 days under good weather conditions.

At the table

Common diet of staple crops

Ordinary families primarily relied on staple foods like legumes, cabbage, potatoes, and cereals prepared as gruels or mashes. Black bread was a fundamental component of the daily diet.

The French Revolution. Parisians stormed the Bastille in 1789; the monarchy fell, the king was executed, and “liberty, equality, fraternity” spread across Europe.In Europe · 1789–1799

The French Revolution. Parisians stormed the Bastille in 1789; the monarchy fell, the king was executed, and “liberty, equality, fraternity” spread across Europe.

Unidentified painter · public domain

Music

Herdsman's horn in Christmas music

The herdsman's horn was a common rural folk instrument used in Christmas Pastorella music to depict scenes from the birth of Christ.

Daily life

Homes of mud bricks and packed earth

Ordinary homes were frequently built from sun-dried mud bricks (vepřovice) and featured thatched roofs, small windows, and floors made of packed earth.

What it cost

Annual wages of farmhands and laborers

A common farmhand in the 18th century earned an annual salary of 10 to 20 goldens, although they also received free room and board. In comparison, a regular daily laborer might earn between 50 and 100 goldens per year.