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Queen Maria Theresa of Bavaria

Brno, 2 Jul 1849 – Schloss Wildenwart, 3 Feb 1919

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A life in time

  1. 2 Jul 1849

    Born in Brno

  2. 1869–1891

    13 children are born

  3. 1913–1918

    Consort of Bavaria

  4. 3 Feb 1919

    Dies in Schloss Wildenwart, aged 69

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 13

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1840s · Queen is born in Brno

In the news1848

Abolition of serfdom in 1848

In 1848, the revolution led to the abolition of serfdom across the empire, fundamentally changing the lives of rural people.

What people wore

Weeks spent on apron embroidery

Embroidering the border of a peasant apron was a demanding task that could take an experienced worker more than an entire week to complete.

Daily life

School attendance reality and seasonal patterns

Although school was legally compulsory for children aged 6 to 12, many village children only attended during the winter months when there was no farm work. By 1830, approximately 90 percent of eligible children were officially enrolled in school.

In the news1846–1847

Hunger crisis of 1846-1847

A severe potato blight caused a major hunger crisis across Europe, leading to unrest in Prussian markets and bakeries.

Music

Paying musicians by the song at festivals

At feast dances, musicians were paid six kreutzers per song, and they would only play what a patron requested and paid for.

In Europe1845–1852

The Great Famine in Ireland

Potato blight ruined harvests: a million Irish people died and a million more emigrated, many to America.

Getting around

Walking and stagecoaches were standard travel methods

For common people like peasants, students, or soldiers, walking was the most frequent way to travel, covering 20 to 30 kilometers daily. Wealthier travelers used coaches, but a trip from Prague to Vienna still took four to five days under good conditions.