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Archduchess Margareta of Austria-Tuscany

Salzburg, 13 Oct 1881 – Schwertberg, 30 Apr 1965

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A life in time

  1. 13 Oct 1881

    Born in Salzburg

  2. 30 Apr 1965

    Dies in Schwertberg, aged 83

Family

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During her lifetime

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

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The 1880s · Archduchess is born in Salzburg

In the news1884

Electric street lighting installed in 1884

In 1884, the first permanent electric street lighting system in the empire was installed in Temesvár.

Getting around

Strict police control of early train travel

Initially, passengers traveling by train in Austria had to obtain a police permit the day before their journey, have it stamped at their destination, and return it upon arrival.

At the table

Affordable ice cream for the masses

In the 1860s, street confectioners began offering portions of ice cream on the Vienna Glacis for an "old Zehnerl," served with an edible cup and spoon made of hard dough.

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.Around the world · 1889–1890

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.

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What people wore

Prankish feast day dessert centerpieces

At peasant feast day dinners, a dessert centerpiece was garnished with bows of bright ribbons, flowers, and deliberately hidden thorns and stinging nettles.

Music

Viennese waltz duration and popularity

The Viennese waltz was incredibly popular, with court balls requiring waltzes to last exactly eight minutes. This dance, which evolved from the Ländler, became a central part of social life, allowing couples to glide smoothly in circles.

Daily life

Strict regulations for Austrian schools

Austrian school laws were highly detailed, regulating everything from the size of school desks and classrooms to the pupils' specific attire on examination days.