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Princess Vjera of Montenegro

Rijeka, 22 Feb 1887 – Antibes, 31 Oct 1927

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A life in time

  1. 22 Feb 1887

    Born in Rijeka

  2. 31 Oct 1927

    Dies in Antibes, aged 40

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Parents

During her lifetime

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

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The 1880s · Princess is born in Rijeka

In the news1883

1883 Peasant Uprising Against State Symbols

In 1883, anti-Hungarian peasant uprisings erupted in Zagreb and spread to rural areas, targeting symbols of state control such as railways, telegraphs, and new official documents.

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 “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.Around the world · 1889–1890

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.

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In the news1880

Earthquake Destroys Parts of Zagreb, 1880

A disastrous earthquake struck Zagreb in 1880, sparking the reconstruction and modernization of many shabby city neighbourhoods.

Music

Traditional and evolving musical instruments

In Đurđevac, local musicians played instruments like the duda (bagpipes), various flutes, ocarinas, and even a comb covered with cigarette paper. Later ensembles included violins, basses, cymbals, and eventually tamburitza instruments.

Daily life

Fetching water in wooden brentas

In many areas, water was fetched from communal ponds or wells, with women often carrying heavy wooden containers called brentas (30-50 liters) on their backs to supply their homes. Rainwater cisterns became more common toward the end of the century.