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Princess Julia of Montenuovo

Margarethen am Moos, 15 Nov 1880 – Castle Berg, 27 Jun 1961

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  • Born15 Nov 1880, Margarethen am Moosnot verified1 source
  • Died27 Jun 1961, Castle Bergnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 15 Nov 1880

    Born in Margarethen am Moos

  2. 8 Mar 1904

    A daughter is born

  3. 27 Jun 1961

    Dies in Castle Berg, aged 80

Family

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During her lifetime

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

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The 1880s · Princess is born in Margarethen am Moos

In the news1884

Electric street lighting installed in 1884

In 1884, the first permanent electric street lighting system in the empire was installed in Temesvár.

What people wore

Peasant men's holiday shirt-sleeves

On feast days, peasant men often ate in their white shirt-sleeves, as these were considered an essential part of their holiday attire indoors.

Getting around

Faster rail connections to Budapest

By 1900, the travel time for a direct train between Vienna and Budapest had been reduced to four and a half hours, down from the approximately six hours required when the line first opened.

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.Around the world · 1889–1890

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.

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In the news1883

First national health insurance introduced

Germany became the first country to introduce a national social insurance system with the approval of a worker's health insurance plan.

Music

Rural music instruments in Voralpen

In rural areas near the Semmering and Wechsel regions, music was often performed using the zither and the hammered dulcimer (Hackbrett). This contrasted with urban areas where violin and harp combinations were more common in taverns.

Daily life

Shared water taps in Vienna apartment buildings

In urban Vienna, many apartments lacked private water or toilets, requiring residents to fetch water from a shared tap in the corridor called a bassena.