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Maria Teresa de Bragança

Ajuda, 29 Apr 1793 – Trieste, 17 Jan 1874

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A life in time

  1. 29 Apr 1793

    Born in Ajuda

  2. 4 Nov 1811

    A son is born

  3. 17 Jan 1874

    Dies in Trieste, aged 80

Family

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Parents

Partners

Children · 1

During her lifetime

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

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

The 1790s · Maria is born in Ajuda

Who governed

In the news1796

French Invasion and Republics (1796)

French armies invaded Italy in 1796, initiating the era of the Italian Republics and ending the old order of the Settecento. This brought new political systems and constitutions that transformed the map of the peninsula.

Music

Fandango as a popular tavern dance

The fandango was a popular dance of courtship and seduction, often performed in taverns by ordinary people to the sound of the viola. Dancers marked the beat with their feet and castanets, or by snapping their fingers if castanets were unavailable.

The French Revolution. Parisians stormed the Bastille in 1789; the monarchy fell, the king was executed, and “liberty, equality, fraternity” spread across Europe.In Europe · 1789–1799

The French Revolution. Parisians stormed the Bastille in 1789; the monarchy fell, the king was executed, and “liberty, equality, fraternity” spread across Europe.

Unidentified painter · public domain

Daily life

Rural living and animal cohabitation

In rural homes, families sometimes lived in a single room where they slept and ate alongside their domestic animals.

In the news1799

Anti-Republican Risings (1799)

Popular anti-republican uprisings occurred throughout Italy during the summer and autumn of 1799, reflecting the intense instability following the French invasion and the collapse of the newly formed republican systems.

What people wore

Linen for life and coarse work clothes

In Lousada, families stored fine linen for a lifetime to create feast-day clothing and religious vestments, while coarse tow fabric was used for everyday and work clothes.

Getting around

Introduction of the Mala-posta Stagecoach

In 1798, a new public stagecoach service known as the mala-posta was established between Lisbon and Coimbra to improve travel for people and mail.