Skip to content
VitrineVitrine
Sign in

Maria Anna Carolina Franziska Walpurga Bernadette Gräfin Szapáry von Muraszombath, Széchysziget und Szapár

Baden, 2 Aug 1911 – Sydney, 17 Apr 1988

7 facts2 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born2 Aug 1911, Badennot verified1 source
  • MarriedGünther von Reibnitznot verified1 source
  • Died17 Apr 1988, Sydneynot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 2 Aug 1911

    Born in Baden

  2. 15 Jan 1945

    A daughter is born

  3. 17 Apr 1988

    Dies in Sydney, aged 76

Family

See the tree

Partner

Children · 1

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1910s · Maria is born in Baden

In the news1915

Ersatz bread introduced, 1915

In early 1915, the government forced citizens to eat bread made with ersatz ingredients like sawdust because food supplies were severely depleted.

What people wore

Strict social dress codes in Vienna

Prosperous women in Vienna followed strict rules for social success, requiring different outfits for specific daily activities like morning errands, afternoon tea, or exhibition openings.

Getting around

State control of Austrian railways in 1914

By 1914, the Imperial-Royal State Railways held a near monopoly, with 82 percent of the 22,981 kilometers of railway tracks in Austria being state-owned.

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

In the news1919

Women gain vote, 1919

The new Republic introduced women's suffrage, with women voting for the first time in the February 1919 national assembly elections.

Music

Traditional wedding dance and procession music

The Zillertaler Tramplan was a traditional wedding dance performed as the wedding party walked from the church to the inn. It was a regional dance piece that later became a musical signature of tourism in the Ziller Valley.

Daily life

Housing for the poor in Vienna

In 1909, around 66,000 people in Vienna were bed-renters who did not have their own home and paid to use a bed for only a few hours. Many tenement buildings lacked running water, toilets, and electricity, requiring residents to collect water from a corridor tap called a Bassena.