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Archduchess Adelheid of Austria

Schloss Hetzendorf, 3 Jan 1914 – Pöcking, 2 Oct 1971

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Facts and their sources

  • Born3 Jan 1914, Schloss Hetzendorfnot verified1 source
  • Died2 Oct 1971, Pöckingor 3 Oct 1971Records disagree1 source
  • FatherCharles I of Austrianot verified1 source
  • MotherZita of Bourbon-Parmanot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 3 Jan 1914

    Born in Schloss Hetzendorf

  2. 2 Oct 1971

    Dies in Pöcking, aged 57

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Schloss Hetzendorf.

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The 1910s · Archduchess is born in Schloss Hetzendorf

In the news1914–1918

Wartime inflation begins, 1914

Just after war broke out in 1914, the government began using the printing press to fund military costs, causing the money supply to expand by 977 percent by 1918.

What people wore

Strict social dress codes in Vienna

Prosperous women in Vienna followed strict rules for social success, requiring different outfits for specific daily activities like morning errands, afternoon tea, or exhibition openings.

Getting around

State control of Austrian railways in 1914

By 1914, the Imperial-Royal State Railways held a near monopoly, with 82 percent of the 22,981 kilometers of railway tracks in Austria being state-owned.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

In the news1915

Ersatz bread introduced, 1915

In early 1915, the government forced citizens to eat bread made with ersatz ingredients like sawdust because food supplies were severely depleted.

Music

Instruments and foot-tapping dance customs

In the Ziller Valley, traditional wedding music was performed by ensembles consisting of two fiddles, a diatonic accordion, a Tyrolean folk harp, and a string bass. Dancers at these events frequently tapped their toes in time with the music, using specific patterns for two-four and three-four time signatures.

Daily life

Housing for the poor in Vienna

In 1909, around 66,000 people in Vienna were bed-renters who did not have their own home and paid to use a bed for only a few hours. Many tenement buildings lacked running water, toilets, and electricity, requiring residents to collect water from a corridor tap called a Bassena.