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Maria Immaculata Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha

Innsbruck, 10 Sep 1904 – Varese, 18 Mar 1940

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A life in time

  1. 10 Sep 1904

    Born in Innsbruck

  2. 18 Mar 1940

    Dies in Varese, aged 35

Family

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Parents

During her lifetime

She lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Innsbruck.

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

The 1900s · Maria is born in Innsbruck

Who governed

In the news1906

Simplon Tunnel opens, 1906

In 1906, the Simplon Tunnel, at 19.7 km the world's longest at the time, opened, connecting Italy and Switzerland by rail.

Music

Dominant folk dances in rural Wechsel

In the Wechsel region, the Ländler/Steirer dance was the most common type until World War I, often performed at farmers' festivities or local inns. Music was played on diverse instruments ranging from violins and clarinets to military-style wind instruments.

The Model T. Ford’s assembly line made a car ordinary families could buy: fifteen million were built.Around the world · 1908–1927

The Model T. Ford’s assembly line made a car ordinary families could buy: fifteen million were built.

ModelTMitch · public domain

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.

In the news1905

Nationalization of Italian Railways, 1905

In 1905, the Italian state nationalized the railway network, forming the State Railways (FS) to modernize transport and boost heavy industry.

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

Rimini to San Marino travel times

A carriage journey between Rimini and San Marino took up to five hours, sometimes pulled by mules or oxen to better handle the steep slopes. By 1911, an early bus service replaced the horse-drawn carriage, reducing the travel time to one hour and fifteen minutes.