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Archduke Rainer of Austria

Zagreb, 21 Nov 1895 – Vienna, 25 May 1930

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A life in time

  1. 21 Nov 1895

    Born in Zagreb

  2. 1917–1918

    Member of the House of Lords (Austria)

  3. 25 May 1930

    Dies in Vienna, aged 34

Family

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Parents

During his lifetime

He lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Zagreb.

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

The 1890s · Archduke is born in Zagreb

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

Adoption of urban fashion

During the late 19th century, many women in parts of the Posavina region began rapidly replacing traditional homemade clothing with modern, middle-class styles influenced by Vienna and Budapest.

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 first modern Olympics. Athens hosted the first modern Olympic Games, with 241 athletes from 14 nations.Around the world · 1896

The first modern Olympics. Athens hosted the first modern Olympic Games, with 241 athletes from 14 nations.

Émile Gilliéron · 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

Glagolitic church singing tradition

In Novi Vinodolski, the Glagolitic singing tradition was a vital part of church life, with specific liturgical songs preserved orally and through manuscripts for over a century. Known examples include pieces like Oh, Blessed Saint Sebastian and Jesus Rose Up From the Grave.

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.