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Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza

Eu, 19 Feb 1913 – Villamanrique de la Condesa, 27 Dec 2007

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A life in time

  1. 19 Feb 1913

    Born in Eu

  2. 27 Dec 2007

    Dies in Villamanrique de la Condesa, aged 94

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During his lifetime

He lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Eu.

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The 1910s · Pedro is born in Eu

In the news1918

1918 flu epidemic ends urban death cycles

The 1918 flu pandemic was the last major epidemic to severely impact urban life, after which cities began growing through natural increase.

What people wore

Alsatian folk dress used on political parades

In Alsace, traditional Tracht was tied to religious occasions like weddings and first communions, but it later became common at political rallies; when Kaiser Wilhelm II visited Strasbourg in 1877, women were greeted in Tracht. The text also describes how the costume’s symbolism shifted with politics over the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Getting around

Walking as a primary means of transport

Ordinary people commonly traveled between towns on foot, with journeys often measured in leagues, where one league equaled approximately one hour of walking.

The First World War. From 1914 to 1918 the great powers fought in trenches across Europe and beyond; some 20 million people died. Brazil joined the Allies in 1917.Around the world · 1914–1918

The First World War. From 1914 to 1918 the great powers fought in trenches across Europe and beyond; some 20 million people died. Brazil joined the Allies in 1917.

Collection DocAnciens/docpix.fr · public domain

In the news1919–1929

1919 Madrid Metro opens urban transit expansion

The Madrid Metro opened in 1919, eventually transporting nearly 100 million passengers annually by 1929 and transforming urban mobility.

Music

Instruments of the Paris Bal Musette

In the early 20th century, the cabrette, a small bagpipe, was the signature instrument of Parisian bal musette, but it was gradually joined or replaced by the accordion introduced by Italian immigrants.

Daily life

Compulsory schooling and literacy

By 1900, free and compulsory primary education created a new generation of literate children who often acted as cultural mediators for their illiterate parents and grandparents.