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Marie Henriette of Austria

Buda, 23 Aug 1836 – Spa, 19 Sep 1902

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A life in time

  1. 23 Aug 1836

    Born in Buda

  2. 1858–1872

    4 children are born

  3. 1865–1902

    Consort of the Belgians

  4. 19 Sep 1902

    Dies in Spa, aged 66

Family

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Parents

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Children · 4

During her lifetime

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

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The 1830s · Marie is born in Buda

In the news1835

Inauguration of the first railway line

In 1835, one of the first public railways in continental Europe opened, connecting Brussels to Mechelen.

What people wore

Women's Festive Skirts and Petticoats

Women often wore multiple petticoats (pendely) for a fashionable silhouette, and festive skirts for young women were sometimes costly, reaching prices of 20 to 25 Hungarian florins.

Getting around

Post-coach travel between Buda and Vienna

In the first half of the 19th century, traveling between Buda and Vienna by express post-coach (diligence) typically took 24 to 30 hours. These coaches were the primary mode of long-distance passenger travel until the expansion of the railways.

Photography is born. The daguerreotype was presented in Paris: for the first time a face or a street could be kept exactly as it looked.Around the world · 1839

Photography is born. The daguerreotype was presented in Paris: for the first time a face or a street could be kept exactly as it looked.

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In the news1832

Cholera epidemic hits Brussels

A cholera epidemic struck Brussels in 1832, resulting in the deaths of over 3,000 people.

Music

Roma Orchestras and Urban Social Life

Roma orchestras provided popular urban music for celebrations like weddings and birthdays, as well as in bars and cafes, featuring a style known as style Hungrois. These ensembles were essential to social life, performing both for the aristocracy and the lower classes.

Daily life

Peasant straw-thatched cottage living

Peasant homes were typically straw-thatched cottages built of compressed earth or unbaked bricks, featuring a kitchen with a large open fireplace and chimney, and only one or two small windows. Inside, the parlour held the family's valuables in a carved chest, while the bedroom contained a bed with feather pillows stacked to the ceiling.