Skip to content
VitrineVitrine
Sign in

Alessandro, 1st Duke of Castel Duino

Mcely, 8 Jul 1881 – Duino Castle, 11 Mar 1937

8 facts2 sources

Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 8 Jul 1881

    Born in Mcely

  2. 8 Nov 1909

    A daughter is born

  3. 11 Mar 1937

    Dies in Duino Castle, aged 55

Family

See the tree

Partner

Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Mcely.

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

The 1880s · Alessandro, is born in Mcely

Who governed

In the news1884

Social reform laws enacted

Major social reform laws were enacted in 1884, limiting workdays to eleven hours and requiring Sunday rest.

Music

Harpist hired for tavern dances

A blind harpist from the village of Syrovín continued to be hired by local youths to play at tavern dances until around 1890. It was common for folk musicians to perform for intimate occasions, sometimes playing alone while singing and stomping to keep the rhythm.

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.Around the world · 1879–1882

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.

KMJ, alpha masking by Edokter · CC BY-SA 3.0

Daily life

Homemade lighting and fire safety precautions

In the 19th century, the cheapest source of light was a simple wooden piece known as a torchlight, which burned for about ten minutes and had to be constantly replaced. To prevent fire in wooden homes, children kept the light over a vessel filled with water so the burning end would drop safely into it.

In the news1883

First telephone network in Pilsen

The first telephone network in Pilsen was established in 1883, serving 11 initial participants.

What people wore

Weekday skirts for women

Working-class women often wore blue-dyed linen or cotton skirts on weekdays, frequently embellished with white printed patterns known as moäraeck.

Getting around

Vienna to Budapest rail travel time reduction

When the rail line between Vienna and Budapest first opened, a direct train took about six hours, a time which fell to four and a half hours by 1900.