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Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Also known as Ducky (nickname)

San Anton Palace, 1876 – Amorbach, 2 Mar 1936

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A life in time

  1. 1876

    Born in San Anton Palace

  2. 1895–1917

    4 children are born

  3. 1928–1936

    Grand Mistress of the Order of Saint Catherine

  4. 2 Mar 1936

    Dies in Amorbach

Family

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Parents

Partners

Children · 4

During her lifetime

She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around San Anton Palace.

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

The 1870s · Princess is born in San Anton Palace

In the news1873

Economic crash triggers long crisis

The Panic of 1873 began with a stock market crash, triggering a period of economic hardship known as the Great Depression.

What people wore

Common men's attire and belts

Men of the popular classes wore baggy trousers and flannel shirts, often cinched at the waist with a colorful terha, a cotton belt measuring three to four yards in length.

Getting around

High cost of horse carriage travel

Traveling by horse carriage from Valletta to Mdina took 2.5 to 3 hours and cost between 7 and 8 shillings.

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.In Europe · 1859–1871

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.

Baldassare Verazzi (1819-1886) · public domain

In the news1871

The German Empire is proclaimed

The German Empire was proclaimed in 1871, uniting various states under Kaiser Wilhelm I.

Music

Traditional Maltese folk instruments

Common people played traditional instruments such as the zaqq (bagpipe), tambourine, rabbaba, and zafzafa (friction drum) during the 19th century. These wooden and animal-skin instruments were easier and cheaper to make than brass ones used for official occasions.

Daily life

Water Access Before 1890

Before 1890, most people relied on public water pumps and private wells, as domestic piped water was not introduced until that year.