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Maria Karoline Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha

Pula, 10 Jan 1899 – Hartheim Euthanasia Centre, 1941

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A life in time

  1. 10 Jan 1899

    Born in Pula

  2. 1941

    Dies in Hartheim Euthanasia Centre

Family

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Parents

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1890s · Maria is born in Pula

In the news1873–1895

Agrarian Crisis Hits Region, 1873-1895

A severe European agrarian crisis hit the region between 1873 and 1895, causing falling grain prices and leading large estates to introduce steam-powered agricultural machinery.

What people wore

Headscarves as signals of grief

In the central Dalmatian islands, women used specific details in their headscarves to signal grief, wearing completely black headscarves for close relatives and black ones with white dots for distant relatives.

Getting around

Pushing trains and greased tracks

Travelers at the time were sometimes forced to push the train themselves on steep sections because locomotives could not handle the incline, or wait while children greased the tracks with figs.

The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.Around the world · 1895

The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.

Unknown authorUnknown author · public domain

In the news1891

First Horse-Drawn Tram, 1891

The first horse-drawn tram began operating in the streets of Zagreb in 1891.

Music

Traditional and evolving musical instruments

In Đurđevac, local musicians played instruments like the duda (bagpipes), various flutes, ocarinas, and even a comb covered with cigarette paper. Later ensembles included violins, basses, cymbals, and eventually tamburitza instruments.

Daily life

Compulsory school versus farm work

Although elementary schooling became compulsory in 1874, many children, especially girls, were kept home to tend livestock or help with farm chores. By the 1890s, the school curriculum included practical training in gardening and fruit cultivation.