Skip to content
VitrineVitrine
Sign in

Theresia von Lamberg

16 Aug 1836 – 11 Sep 1913

8 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 16 Aug 1836

    Born

  2. 11 Sep 1913

    Dies, aged 77

Family

See the tree

Parents

Partner

During her lifetime

She lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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

The 1830s · Theresia is born

In the news1837

First steam railway in 1837

The first steam railway line in the empire opened in 1837, connecting Vienna to Deutsch-Wagram and marking a new era for travel.

What people wore

Protecting the Complexion from the Sun

To avoid sunburn and maintain a fashionable pale complexion, ordinary women wore cotton dresses with long sleeves and covered their heads with cloth scarves even in summer. Some added a strip of paper or cardboard to these headscarves to act as a sun visor.

Daily life

Cooking without stoves or ovens

Cooking was performed on an open fire without a stove or oven, meaning roasted dishes and cakes were not part of the standard menu. All household tasks were carried out by human or animal muscle power without the aid of machines.

In the news1831

Cholera epidemic of 1831

A cholera epidemic struck the area around Vienna in 1831, causing significant mortality and leading to systematic expansions of the sewage system.

Music

Music in taverns and on streets

Ordinary people frequently enjoyed music in taverns where instruments like the violin, zither, guitar, and dulcimer were often available for visitors to play themselves. Public street musicians, such as harpists and hurdy-gurdy players, were also common fixtures of everyday life in the city.

Around the world1832

Cholera spreads around the world

A cholera pandemic from India reached Europe and the Americas; cities learned the hard way about clean water and sewers.

Getting around

Railways drastically cut travel times

The introduction of railways significantly reduced travel time, such as the journey from Vienna to Graz dropping from twenty-nine hours by coach to nine hours by train.