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Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

Bor, 21 May 1834 – Cologne, 8 Nov 1921

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A life in time

  1. 21 May 1834

    Born in Bor

  2. 4 Jan 1870

    A daughter is born

  3. 8 Nov 1921

    Dies in Cologne, aged 87

Family

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During his lifetime

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

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The 1830s · Charles, is born in Bor

In the news1832

First railroad in the empire opened

The first railroad in the Austrian Empire opened between Linz and Budweis (today České Budějovice) in 1832.

What people wore

The pride of layered petticoats

In the early nineteenth century, women's pride was displayed through the sheer volume of their petticoats, with some older peasant women wearing as many as ten at once to create a wide, wheel-like silhouette.

Getting around

Horse-drawn railway cut travel time significantly

The 129-kilometer horse-drawn railway between České Budějovice and Linz reduced travel time to 14 hours, replacing a three-day journey. It featured Europe's first railway restaurant at the Kerschbaum station, where trains stopped for lunch.

Photography is born. The daguerreotype was presented in Paris: for the first time a face or a street could be kept exactly as it looked.Around the world · 1839

Photography is born. The daguerreotype was presented in Paris: for the first time a face or a street could be kept exactly as it looked.

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In the news1836

Northern Railway Company founded

The Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway Company was founded in Vienna in 1836, connecting major regions including Moravia.

Music

The 1830 invention of the polka dance

The polka was invented around 1830 by a Bohemian country girl, with the dance's name derived from the word for half, referencing its signature half-step.

Daily life

Sleeping arrangements in the family home

Large families often slept together in the kitchen on benches or on top of the large oven used for heating and baking. Benches were cleverly designed with backs that tipped forward to prevent children from falling while they slept.