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Carlos de Borbón y Austria-Este

Ljubljana, 30 Mar 1848 – Varese, 18 Jul 1909

13 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born30 Mar 1848, LjubljanaRecords disagree1 source
  • MarriedPrincess Margherita of Parmanot verified1 source
  • TitleCarlist pretender to the Spanish throneor Legitimist pretender to the French thronenot verified1 source
  • TitleLegitimist pretender to the French throneor Carlist pretender to the Spanish thronenot verified1 source
  • Died18 Jul 1909, VareseRecords disagree1 source
  • FatherJuan de Borbón y Bragançanot verified1 source
  • MotherArchduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Estenot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 30 Mar 1848

    Born in Ljubljana

  2. 1868–1894

    6 children are born

  3. 18 Jul 1909

    Dies in Varese, aged 61

Family

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Partners

Children · 6

During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Ljubljana.

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The 1840s · Carlos is born in Ljubljana

In the news1845–1848

Typhus epidemic hits railway workers

An outbreak of typhus, spread by lice on workers' clothing, devastated railway construction crews and local residents in Laško, claiming 224 lives.

What people wore

Festive and daily women's clothing

For feast days, women wore grey jackets adorned with gold or silver velvet ribbons around the neck and lapels, alongside skirts, aprons, and sometimes belts made from tin or yellow wire. Their everyday garments were usually produced at home from coarse linen or wool, while festive items were bought or made from finer fabrics like silk or printed cotton.

Getting around

Steamboat Travel on the Ljubljanica River

In 1840, the steamboat Archduke John began operating on the Ljubljanica River, drastically cutting the travel time between Ljubljana and Vrhnika from the 8 to 10 hours required by traditional boatmen to just 2 hours and 45 minutes. Despite this technological leap, the steamer was withdrawn after ten years due to frequent accidents.

The Revolutions of 1848. Uprisings spread from Paris to Vienna, Berlin and Milan; most were put down, but serfdom ended in Austria.In Europe · 1848

The Revolutions of 1848. Uprisings spread from Paris to Vienna, Berlin and Milan; most were put down, but serfdom ended in Austria.

Horace Vernet · public domain

In the news1849

Railway line reaches Ljubljana

The Austrian Southern Railway reached Ljubljana, transforming transport and trade by connecting the region to the empire's network.

Music

Traditional Resijan instruments

Resijan musicians played a custom violin called a cytira with a lowered bridge, accompanied by a búunkula, a type of adapted cello or small contrabass.

Daily life

Smoky homes without chimneys

In the first half of the 19th century, many rural houses lacked chimneys and proper ceilings to separate the attic from living areas, leaving them smoky and at high risk of fire. Households often relied on open hearths, with some families even using wooden structures plastered with mud above the fire to catch sparks.