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Archduke Rainer of Austria

Zagreb, 21 Nov 1895 – Vienna, 25 May 1930

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A life in time

  1. 21 Nov 1895

    Born in Zagreb

  2. 1917–1918

    Member of the House of Lords (Austria)

  3. 25 May 1930

    Dies in Vienna, aged 34

Family

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Parents

During his lifetime

He lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Zagreb.

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

The 1890s · Archduke is born in Zagreb

In the news1873–1895

Agrarian Crisis Hits Region, 1873-1895

A severe European agrarian crisis hit the region between 1873 and 1895, causing falling grain prices and leading large estates to introduce steam-powered agricultural machinery.

What people wore

Adoption of urban fashion

During the late 19th century, many women in parts of the Posavina region began rapidly replacing traditional homemade clothing with modern, middle-class styles influenced by Vienna and Budapest.

Getting around

Trains slow enough to jump off

On the slow Parenzana narrow-gauge railway in Istria, trains traveled so slowly that passengers could occasionally jump off to pick fruit or relieve themselves and then catch up with the train.

The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.Around the world · 1895

The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.

Unknown authorUnknown author · public domain

In the news1891

First Horse-Drawn Tram, 1891

The first horse-drawn tram began operating in the streets of Zagreb in 1891.

Music

Carnival mischief and dance music

During pre-Lenten carnival celebrations in Đurđevac, men masquerading as Gypsies or ruffians would walk the streets on stilts, yelling and banging on old pots to frighten young women. They would also enter homes to play music and dance before the midnight curfew.

Daily life

Compulsory school versus farm work

Although elementary schooling became compulsory in 1874, many children, especially girls, were kept home to tend livestock or help with farm chores. By the 1890s, the school curriculum included practical training in gardening and fruit cultivation.