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Alajos Skublics

Zalabesenyő, 1791 – Zalabesenyő, 20 Apr 1835

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Facts and their sources

  • Born1791, Zalabesenyőnot verified1 source
  • Died20 Apr 1835, Zalabesenyőnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1791

    Born in Zalabesenyő

  2. 8 Jul 1826

    A daughter is born

  3. 20 Apr 1835

    Dies in Zalabesenyő

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

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

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

The 1790s · Alajos is born in Zalabesenyő

What people wore

Large pearl hat decorations for young men

In Transylvania, young men pinned a pearl bouquet (gyöngyös bokréta) on their hats that was often so large it pulled the hat to the side.

Getting around

The Buda to Vienna weekly diligence service

Between 1775 and 1799, the state-operated diligence (a fast postcoach) traveled between Buda and Vienna once a week, taking three days to complete the journey. The 2 gold forint ticket price included accommodation and three daily meals.

At the table

The omnipresence of wine

Wine was an omnipresent part of everyday life for common people in Hungary during the late eighteenth century.

The French Revolution. Parisians stormed the Bastille in 1789; the monarchy fell, the king was executed, and “liberty, equality, fraternity” spread across Europe.In Europe · 1789–1799

The French Revolution. Parisians stormed the Bastille in 1789; the monarchy fell, the king was executed, and “liberty, equality, fraternity” spread across Europe.

Unidentified painter · public domain

Music

Popular instruments for home music

Keyboard instruments, including the clavecin and later the piano, were popular for domestic music-making among the nobility and bourgeoisie.

Daily life

Limited Hygiene and Sanitation Practices

Bathing was rare, and people typically washed their face and hands using a bowl and carafe. Toilets were uncommon in private town dwellings, and chamber pots were standard for physiological needs, often being emptied out of windows.

What it cost

Food prices in late 18th-century Hungary

In 1798, the authorities regulated prices, setting the cost of a pound (0.5 kg) of old bacon at 14 krajcár and new bacon at 9 krajcár. Beef cost 7.5 krajcár per pound in the city, while it was 4 krajcár in villages.