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Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies

Naples, 14 Mar 1822 – Porto, 28 Dec 1889

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A life in time

  1. 14 Mar 1822

    Born in Naples

  2. 1845–1848

    4 children are born

  3. 28 Dec 1889

    Dies in Porto, aged 67

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 4

During her lifetime

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

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The 1820s · Teresa is born in Naples

Who governed

What people wore

Cleanliness of Sorrento peasant women

Sorrento peasant women were noted for their cleanliness, never being seen in public without being combed and wearing footwear, even on regular work days.

Daily life

Limited access to education

The kingdom had no compulsory school attendance, and education was largely controlled by the Church, with literacy rates remaining extremely low, at approximately 14.4 percent by 1861.

In the news1820

First Steamship Reaches Tagus (1820)

The steamship Conde de Palmela, the first to reach Portugal, arrived on the Tagus River after a 1,000-mile journey.

Music

Essential instruments for daily life

Castanets and tambourines were essential instruments for dancers, frequently accompanied by violins and guitars. Guitars were especially favored for nocturnal serenades, open-air concerts, and romantic declarations.

At the table

Common drinks and food prices

Drinking coffee became a general habit even among the lowest laborers, who consumed it in the morning as a digestive aid. By 1816, a liter of wine cost 3 grana, while a roll of bread weighing nearly a kilogram cost 6 grana.

Around the world1825–1830

The first passenger railway

In England a steam locomotive pulled the first public train in 1825; within decades railways crossed every continent.

Getting around

Travel by mule and lettiga in Sicily

In Sicily, travel was often done by mule or in a lettiga, a carriage-like box without wheels carried by two mules that moved at about three miles per hour. This unconventional vehicle was notoriously noisy due to bells and prone to swaying on uneven ground.