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Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal

Baden-Baden, 28 Nov 1862 – Colmar-Berg, 14 May 1959

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 28 Nov 1862

    Born in Baden-Baden

  2. 1885–1905

    12 children are born

  3. 14 May 1959

    Dies in Colmar-Berg, aged 96

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 12

During her lifetime

She lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Baden-Baden.

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

The 1860s · Infanta is born in Baden-Baden

In the news1867

Luxembourg declared neutral and fortress dismantled

The Treaty of London declared Luxembourg perpetually neutral and led to the dismantling of the city's massive fortress.

Getting around

Limitations of mail-coach travel

Before railways became dominant, mail-coaches reached speeds of 8 to 12.7 km/h, but their daily range was limited to around 100 kilometers due to frequent stops, meals, and border controls.

At the table

Alcohol as a Daily Staple

Schnapps, distilled cheaply from potatoes, became a daily staple for the poor alongside sugar-sweetened coffee. Beer was also consumed, and by the later part of the period, the invention of bottled beer with swing stoppers made it more accessible.

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

What people wore

Children's Footwear in Rural Areas

While better-off families could afford varied clothes, children of the impoverished often went barefoot over stone and stubble during the summer months.

Music

Music and dance at public festivals

Popular festivities like shooting festivals and local fairs were central to social life, while the educated classes attended balls, concerts, and theater performances.

Daily life

Compulsory schooling and kindergarten costs

Children were required to attend school from ages six to fourteen, often carrying books in long tin satchels. In model kindergartens, families could pay fees between sixpence and three shillings a month for care and meals.