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Princess Vjera of Montenegro

Rijeka, 22 Feb 1887 – Antibes, 31 Oct 1927

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A life in time

  1. 22 Feb 1887

    Born in Rijeka

  2. 31 Oct 1927

    Dies in Antibes, aged 40

Family

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Parents

During her lifetime

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

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The 1880s · Princess is born in Rijeka

In the news1883

1883 Peasant Uprising Against State Symbols

In 1883, anti-Hungarian peasant uprisings erupted in Zagreb and spread to rural areas, targeting symbols of state control such as railways, telegraphs, and new official documents.

What people wore

Headscarves as signals of grief

In the central Dalmatian islands, women used specific details in their headscarves to signal grief, wearing completely black headscarves for close relatives and black ones with white dots for distant relatives.

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.

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.Around the world · 1879–1882

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.

KMJ, alpha masking by Edokter · CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Music

Traditional and evolving musical instruments

In Đurđevac, local musicians played instruments like the duda (bagpipes), various flutes, ocarinas, and even a comb covered with cigarette paper. Later ensembles included violins, basses, cymbals, and eventually tamburitza instruments.

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.