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Zita of Bourbon-Parma

Capezzano Pianore, 9 May 1892 – Zizers, 14 Mar 1989

13 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born9 May 1892, Capezzano Pianorenot verified1 source
  • MarriedCharles I of Austrianot verified1 source
  • TitleConsort of Hungaryor Grand Mistress of the Order the Starry Cross, 1916–1951 · Consort of Bohemianot verified1 source
  • TitleConsort of Bohemiaor Grand Mistress of the Order the Starry Cross, 1916–1951 · Consort of Hungarynot verified1 source
  • TitleGrand Mistress of the Order the Starry Cross, 1916–1951or Consort of Hungary · Consort of Bohemianot verified1 source
  • EventCoronation, 1916not verified1 source
  • Died14 Mar 1989, Zizersnot verified1 source
  • MotherInfanta Maria Antonia of Portugalnot verified1 source
  • FatherRobert I, Duke of Parmanot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 9 May 1892

    Born in Capezzano Pianore

  2. 1912–1922

    8 children are born

  3. 1916

    Coronation

  4. 1916–1951

    Grand Mistress of the Order the Starry Cross

  5. 14 Mar 1989

    Dies in Zizers, aged 96

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 8

During her lifetime

She lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Capezzano Pianore.

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

The 1890s · Zita is born in Capezzano Pianore

Who governed

What people wore

Wedding attire and color norms

For weddings, pastel colors were still common in this period, and it was considered inappropriate for brides over 25 years old to wear a white dress and veil.

Getting around

Railway challenges and social class differences

Train schedules were unreliable and inconsistent between cities, sometimes varying by over 10 minutes due to different local time standards. Trains also had distinct social classes, with third-class passengers often enduring crowded, basic, and sometimes unroofed carriages.

At the table

Liquor as a staple food

Industrial workers in Winterthur drank liquor as a staple, sometimes consuming a pre-work shot in taverns for 20 centimes.

The first modern Olympics. Athens hosted the first modern Olympic Games, with 241 athletes from 14 nations.Around the world · 1896

The first modern Olympics. Athens hosted the first modern Olympic Games, with 241 athletes from 14 nations.

Émile Gilliéron · public domain

In the news1898

The Bread Riots of 1898

Widespread bread riots broke out across Italy in 1898 due to rising wheat prices, leading to mass repression, including the Bava Beccaris massacre in Milan where up to 400 people were killed.

Music

Zampognari bagpipers at Christmas

At Christmas, zampognari bagpipers from the Abruzzi mountains traveled to Naples to perform with a bagpipe and a small clarinet called a ciaramella. They went from house to house playing and singing for the Novena, the nine days before Christmas.

Daily life

Rural homes and the shared stable lifestyle

In rural areas, many homes were small, unhealthy buildings often with only two rooms: a ground floor kitchen with dirt floors and an upstairs sleeping area. Families frequently spent winters in stables to use animal heat for warmth to save on firewood.