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Countess Marie-Jenke Keglevich of Buzin

Budapest, 23 Apr 1921 – Gußwerk, 5 Oct 1983

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A life in time

  1. 23 Apr 1921

    Born in Budapest

  2. 5 Oct 1983

    Dies in Gußwerk, aged 62

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During her lifetime

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

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The 1920s · Countess is born in Budapest

In the news1929–1933

Great Depression devastates Hungarian economy, 1929

Following the 1929 Wall Street Crash, Hungary's economy suffered as grain prices plummeted and foreign credits dried up, causing unemployment to jump from 5 percent in 1928 to nearly 36 percent by 1933. Many peasants were forced back into subsistence farming during this period of extreme poverty.

What people wore

Strict separation of everyday and festive wardrobes

Ordinary people in villages strictly separated their wardrobes into everyday and festive clothes, keeping the latter in special cabinets to preserve them for church and holidays. People often wore simple, home-sewn garments for daily work and changed immediately upon arriving home to protect their better clothing.

Getting around

Regular bus services started in 1927

Organized, scheduled intercity bus services began in 1927 under the MAVART organization, serving areas where the railway network was insufficient.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

In the news1920

Trianon Treaty dismembers Hungary in 1920

Under the Treaty of Trianon signed in 1920, Hungary lost more than two-thirds of its territory and 60 percent of its population, causing severe economic and social hardship. Following the treaty, over 400,000 refugees fled to Hungary and initially lived in emergency housing or railway carriages.

Music

Daily musical life and popular genres

Music was central to daily life, with Roma musicians playing at weddings, social gatherings, and in restaurants, while peasants passed down folk songs orally at home and during work. Popular genres included the magyarnóta and the csárdás, which were enjoyed across various social strata.

Daily life

Vocational training for young girls

Girls in remedial folk schools received training until age 15, including ten hours of weekly instruction in subjects like math and history alongside practical skills like sewing and operating knitting machines.