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Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Zurich, 15 Jan 1867 – Cannes, 1 Mar 1909

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A life in time

  1. 15 Jan 1867

    Born in Zurich

  2. 1890–1891

    3 children are born

  3. 1 Mar 1909

    Dies in Cannes, aged 42

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 3

During her lifetime

She lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Zurich.

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

The 1860s · Princess is born in Zurich

In the news1860

Petroleum lamps replaced candles for lighting

Starting in 1860, petroleum lamps replaced candles and tallow lights in German households, significantly improving home lighting.

Getting around

Postal coach travel times reduction

In 1850, a postal stagecoach journey between Bern and Schwarzenburg took three hours, a time reduced to two hours and ten minutes by 1888.

At the table

Food as a major household expense

During the industrialization period, food became a major household expense, with working-class families spending 62 percent of their budget on food, primarily bread and coffee.

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

Infrequent Laundry and Linen Dowries

Laundry was such a difficult, infrequent task that it was often performed only twice a year, leading many Swiss to invest in large dowries of shirts to last a lifetime.

Music

The affordable Langnauerli harmonica for the masses

The handheld Langnauerli harmonica, an inexpensive instrument with only two bass keys and nine melody keys, became popular among the lower classes starting around 1836. By the 1870s, it remained an accessible way for ordinary people to make music.

Daily life

Cooking over an open fire

Cooking often took place over an open fire, which filled small, cramped kitchens with smoke because there was no chimney. Families frequently prepared polenta and used dried chestnuts as a staple food during winter months.