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Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria

Buda, 22 Apr 1868 – Vienna, 6 Sep 1924

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A life in time

  1. 22 Apr 1868

    Born in Buda

  2. 30 Apr 1894

    A son is born

  3. 6 Sep 1924

    Dies in Vienna, aged 56

Family

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Parents

Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Buda.

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

The 1860s · Archduchess is born in Buda

In the news1852–1878

Grain economic boom, 1852-1878

A significant economic boom occurred between 1852 and 1878, characterized by a rapid growth in grain exports that influenced the economy and urbanization of the Great Hungarian Plain.

What people wore

Seasonal footwear for girls

In parts of the Great Plain, girls wore red boots all winter from All Saints' Day until Palm Sunday, switching to shoes only in the summer.

Getting around

Horse tram travel time in Pest

The first horse tramway in Pest, opened in 1866, traveled nine kilometers from Széna Square to Újpest in exactly 35 minutes.

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 news1867

Compromise of 1867 creates Dual Monarchy

The 1867 Compromise established the Dual Monarchy, granting Hungary autonomy and creating a shared government between Austria and Hungary.

Music

Zithers in Every Home

A zither could be found in almost every Hungarian house, making it the most important instrument for home and small gatherings. Handy wood-working men often made these instruments themselves.

Daily life

Peasant homes were simple, soot-filled cottages

Peasant homes in the lowlands were typically straw-thatched cottages built from unbaked bricks or compressed earth, featuring small windows and a kitchen with a large open fireplace. The fireplace often lacked a chimney in older designs, leaving the kitchen covered in soot, which was used for smoking meats and sausages during the winter.