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Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy

Rome, 26 Dec 1914 – Mandelieu-la-Napoule, 4 Dec 2001

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 26 Dec 1914

    Born in Rome

  2. 1940–1961

    4 children are born

  3. 4 Dec 2001

    Dies in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, aged 86

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 4

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1910s · Princess is born in Rome

Who governed

In the news1913

Peak of Italian migration, 1913

In 1913, Italian migration hit a record peak, with 870,000 people leaving the country in a single year.

Music

Popular Neapolitan Song Printed 180,000 Times

The Neapolitan song Te voglio bene assaje became extremely popular, with 180,000 copies of its lyrics printed for the public.

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

Daily life

First Italian village with modern electric light

Crespi d'Adda workers' village was the first in Italy to feature modern Edison public street lighting.

In the news1918–1919

Spanish flu pandemic, 1918

During the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918–1919, 600,000 Italians lost their lives.

What people wore

Poor children often went barefoot

Because shoes were expensive, poor children in both rural and urban areas commonly went barefoot, even though middle-class children in cities wore fashionable European-style clothing.

Getting around

Rimini to San Marino travel times

A carriage journey between Rimini and San Marino took up to five hours, sometimes pulled by mules or oxen to better handle the steep slopes. By 1911, an early bus service replaced the horse-drawn carriage, reducing the travel time to one hour and fifteen minutes.