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Otto of Greece

Mirabell Palace, 1 Jun 1815 – Bamberg, 26 Jul 1867

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Facts and their sources

  • Born1 Jun 1815, Mirabell Palacenot verified1 source
  • TitleKing of the Hellenes, 1832–1862not verified1 source
  • Died26 Jul 1867, Bambergnot verified1 source
  • MotherTherese of Saxe-Hildburghausennot verified1 source
  • FatherLudwig I of Bavarianot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1 Jun 1815

    Born in Mirabell Palace

  2. 1832–1862

    King of the Hellenes

  3. 26 Jul 1867

    Dies in Bamberg, aged 52

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Mirabell Palace.

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

The 1810s · Otto is born in Mirabell Palace

In the news1812

Jews granted citizenship in 1812

Prussia passed an edict that granted Jews citizenship, ending their status as protected subjects with special taxes.

Getting around

Slow post coach travel between towns

Travel by post coach was slow, with a journey from Linz to Steyr taking ten hours in 1829 for a distance of about 90 kilometers. Passengers paid one gulden and twelve kreuzers for the trip.

At the table

Meat Consumption Among Workers

Ordinary workers typically ate meat only twice a week, usually on Saturdays and Sundays.

The Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon’s armies redrew the map of Europe from Spain to Moscow; his invasion of Portugal sent its court to Rio de Janeiro.In Europe · 1803–1815

The Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon’s armies redrew the map of Europe from Spain to Moscow; his invasion of Portugal sent its court to Rio de Janeiro.

Ruedi33a · CC BY-SA 4.0

What people wore

Custom sunshade headscarves

To protect against the sun, women sometimes inserted a strip of paper or cardboard into their headscarves to make the front edge extend further forward.

Music

The eight-minute court waltz mandate

By imperial order, a waltz played at a court ball was required to last exactly eight minutes.

Daily life

Open hearth cooking and no bathrooms

Cooking was done exclusively on an open hearth or fireplace, as kitchen stoves were not yet invented. Families lived without bathrooms, using the stable or the outdoors instead.