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Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria

Lausanne, 16 Jan 1938 – Retuerta del Bullaque, 5 Oct 2015

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Facts and their sources

  • Born16 Jan 1938, Lausannenot verified1 source
  • TitlePresident of the Council of Orders, 1993–2015not verified1 source
  • Died5 Oct 2015, Retuerta del Bullaquenot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 16 Jan 1938

    Born in Lausanne

  2. 5 Apr 1967

    A daughter is born

  3. 1993–2015

    President of the Council of Orders

  4. 5 Oct 2015

    Dies in Retuerta del Bullaque, aged 77

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Lausanne.

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The 1930s · Infante is born in Lausanne

In the news1929–1936

1929 crisis leads to mass unemployment

The 1929 global economic crisis caused unemployment to soar from 8,000 people to 93,000 by 1936. Many industries, especially textiles, never recovered, forcing the government to finally devalue the Swiss franc by 30% in 1936.

What people wore

Embroidery time for costumes

Hand-embroidering the small design on the white collar of an Appenzell women's costume takes seven hours of meticulous manual work.

Daily life

School routines involved four daily walks

Children typically walked 30 to 40 minutes to and from school four times a day, as there were no school lunches and they had to return home at noon.

In the news1939–1948

1939 Wahlen Plan increases food self-sufficiency

To prepare for the Second World War, the government introduced the Wahlen Plan in 1939 to increase food self-sufficiency by doubling arable land for crops like potatoes. Rationing of staple foods was implemented and remained in place until 1948.

Music

Popularity of the Schwyzerörgeli accordion

The Schwyzerörgeli, a type of accordion, was a dominant instrument for Ländler music, which became popular in cities as a form of social dance music.

In Europe1936–1939

The Spanish Civil War

Franco’s rebels fought the Republic for three years; Guernica was bombed, and Franco ruled Spain until 1975.

Getting around

Expansion of affordable rail and bus travel

During the interwar period, Swiss railways and postbuses expanded their ticket offers, including reduced prices for families and ski trips, to attract more travelers.