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Elena of Montenegro

Cetinje, 8 Jan 1873 – Montpellier, 28 Nov 1952

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Facts and their sources

  • Born8 Jan 1873, Cetinjenot verified1 source
  • TitleConsort of Italy, 1900–1946not verified1 source
  • Died28 Nov 1952, Montpelliernot verified1 source
  • MotherMilena of Montenegronot verified1 source
  • FatherNicholas I of Montenegronot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 8 Jan 1873

    Born in Cetinje

  2. 1900–1946

    Consort of Italy

  3. 1901–1914

    5 children are born

  4. 28 Nov 1952

    Dies in Montpellier, aged 79

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Children · 5

During her lifetime

She lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Cetinje.

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The 1870s · Elena is born in Cetinje

In the news1873

Gründerkrise economic crash began

In 1873, Germany experienced the Gründerkrise, a severe economic crisis that caused significant financial instability following a period of post-unification industrial boom.

What people wore

Costumes as social and marital indicators

Sardinian folk costumes acted as indicators of social status, with wealth signaled by the quality and dye of the fabric, the number of buttons, or the type of metal used for finger rings. Marital status was often signaled by the color of a dress, the type of hairstyle, or a man's vest color.

Getting around

Challenges of early travel

Before railways were built, travel was often restricted to mule tracks or rudimentary roads, such as a 6-mile trip to Osilo that could only be made on horseback and took 6 hours.

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.In Europe · 1859–1871

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.

Baldassare Verazzi (1819-1886) · public domain

In the news1871

Danilovgrad town founded

Prince Nicholas founded the town of Danilovgrad on the Zeta river.

Music

The ballu tundu national dance

The ballu tundu, a circular chain dance, was the quintessential national dance of Sardinia, involving complex, secret hand pressures to coordinate movements.

Daily life

Protective headgear for children

Children often wore protective headgear called a bourrelet, a thick tress of straw designed to shield them from bumps and falls.