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Prince Napoléon-Jérôme, Prince Napoléon

Trieste, 9 Sep 1822 – Rome, 17 Mar 1891

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Facts and their sources

  • Born9 Sep 1822, Triestenot verified1 source
  • MarriedPrincess Maria Clotilde of Savoynot verified1 source
  • Titleministeror member of the French National Assembly · Second Empire senatornot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the French National Assemblyor minister · Second Empire senatornot verified1 source
  • TitleSecond Empire senatoror minister · member of the French National Assemblynot verified1 source
  • Died17 Mar 1891, Romeor 18 Mar 1891Records disagree1 source

A life in time

  1. 9 Sep 1822

    Born in Trieste

  2. 20 Dec 1866

    A daughter is born

  3. 17 Mar 1891

    Dies in Rome, aged 68

Family

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During his lifetime

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

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

The 1820s · Prince is born in Trieste

Around the world1825–1830

The first passenger railway

In England a steam locomotive pulled the first public train in 1825; within decades railways crossed every continent.

At the table

Spicy parsnip spiritosa dish

A common, spicy tavern dish called spiritosa consisted of boiled yellow parsnips in a sauce made of vinegar, pepper, oregano, garlic, and chili peppers.

What people wore

Sorrento women's feast day attire

On feast days, peasant women in Sorrento wore bodices of damask with braided trim, styled their hair in a Chinese fashion, and wore a special pin called a spadella with a ribbon hanging down their necks.

Getting around

Travel by mule and lettiga in Sicily

In Sicily, travel was often done by mule or in a lettiga, a carriage-like box without wheels carried by two mules that moved at about three miles per hour. This unconventional vehicle was notoriously noisy due to bells and prone to swaying on uneven ground.

What it cost

Food prices for daily necessities

Bread cost 6 grana per rotolo (approx. 890 grams), while beef cost 16 grana and a liter of wine was 3 grana. Pasta was a staple, with machine-made pasta costing 7 grana and finer varieties reaching 8 grana per rotolo.

Music

Instruments of home and street music

Guitars and violins were common in Neapolitan homes and were used by street musicians for serenades, especially after midnight. Musicians also sold small instruments like tambourines, guitars, and crotali at festivals.

Daily life

Limited water and sanitation infrastructure

Public infrastructure for water was inadequate, leading households to rely on cisterns or local wells, with communities strictly distinguishing between water used for drinking and water used for animals or washing. In towns without sewer systems, private homes generally had no toilets.