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Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria

Madrid, 31 May 1922 – Deutschfeistritz, 6 Jan 1993

10 facts2 sources

Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 31 May 1922

    Born in Madrid

  2. 1950–1957

    5 children are born

  3. 6 Jan 1993

    Dies in Deutschfeistritz, aged 70

Family

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Parents

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Children · 5

During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Madrid.

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

The 1920s · Archduchess is born in Madrid

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.

What people wore

The Protective Waist Sash

Workers commonly wore a sash or faja around the waist to protect the lumbar area while lifting heavy weights, a practice that remains part of traditional festive attire today.

Getting around

Moving livestock by train across Spain

Transhumant shepherds moved thousands of sheep by train between Babia and Cáceres, a 430-kilometer journey that took two days by rail, whereas moving them on foot would take much longer.

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 news1923

Hyperinflation peak, 1923

In 1923, the cost-of-living index soared to 1,183,600 compared to 100 in 1914, reflecting the catastrophic hyperinflation after the war.

Music

Lullabies sung by rural Spanish women

Rural Spanish women sang lullabies while working to soothe their children, often improvising verses based on their current mood.

Daily life

Mandatory Schooling vs. Reality

Although primary education was legally mandatory for children up to age 12 in 1901 and age 14 by 1923, poverty often made schooling an unattainable luxury for many families. Education was frequently deprioritized in favor of immediate economic needs and child labor.