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Prince Mircea of Romania

Bucharest, 13 Jan 1913 – Buftea, 2 Nov 1916

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A life in time

  1. 13 Jan 1913

    Born in Bucharest

  2. 2 Nov 1916

    Dies in Buftea, aged 3

Family

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Parents

During his lifetime

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

The 1910s · Prince is born in Bucharest

In the news1916–1918

High casualties and epidemic during World War I

During World War I, around 700,000 Romanians died, including 430,000 civilians, and the population suffered from a raging typhoid epidemic.

Getting around

Bucharest–Vârciorova: eight hours by rail

In the 1900s, a train covered about 382 km from Bucharest to Vârciorova (at the Austro-Hungarian border) in roughly eight hours.

At the table

Mămăligă was the essential daily food

Corn-based mămăligă was the foundation of the peasant diet, often consumed daily and sometimes multiple times a day.

The First World War. From 1914 to 1918 the great powers fought in trenches across Europe and beyond; some 20 million people died. Brazil joined the Allies in 1917.Around the world · 1914–1918

The First World War. From 1914 to 1918 the great powers fought in trenches across Europe and beyond; some 20 million people died. Brazil joined the Allies in 1917.

Collection DocAnciens/docpix.fr · public domain

What people wore

Flashy accessories for stylish men

Extravagant men, such as young writers, wore red or yellow shoes and carried silver or bone combs for their beards, which they displayed ostentatiously.

Music

The buhai ox-bellow instrument

A unique instrument called the buhai was used during New Year celebrations, created from a wooden tub covered with a perforated hide that a performer pulled with wet hands to mimic an ox's bellow.

Daily life

Early indoor water and baths

In 1901, Bucharest had only 5,000 water subscribers for a population of 300,000, and households were taxed based on the number of rooms rather than actual water usage. Early indoor bathrooms were considered such novelties that friends would visit specifically to admire them.