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Archduchess Maria Alice of Austria

Bratislava, 15 Jan 1893 – Halbturn, 1 Jul 1962

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A life in time

  1. 15 Jan 1893

    Born in Bratislava

  2. 27 Jul 1921

    A daughter is born

  3. 1 Jul 1962

    Dies in Halbturn, aged 69

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Bratislava.

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

The 1890s · Archduchess is born in Bratislava

In the news1893

Telephone Herald service begins in 1893

Starting in 1893, the Telephone Herald service in Budapest allowed people to listen to daily news, music, and opera over their telephone lines.

What people wore

Expensive festive wardrobes for women

Wealthy women in the Zvolen region kept up to 50 caps in their wardrobe, each costing 4 koruna, while a Trnava woman's entire outfit for a holiday could cost over 500 koruna.

Getting around

Faster rail travel between major cities

By 1900, the rail journey between Vienna and Budapest had been reduced to four and a half hours, down from approximately six hours when the line first opened.

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 news1892

Gold crown currency introduced in 1892

In 1892, the gold crown currency was introduced, replacing the old florin system.

Music

Burial of the bass ritual

A unique tradition was the burial of the bass, where musicians played a sorrowful folk spiritual song accompanied by mourners to mark the end of the festive Shrovetide season before Lent. Village musical performances were generally subject to the approval of the local mayor and often the priest.

Daily life

Lighting and water collection methods

Homes were lit by kerosene lamps, but because oil was expensive, people often relied on the bright flame of burning spruce wood in the open hearth for light. Water was fetched from wells in buckets called pitli, as villagers were unaccustomed to carrying loads on their heads.