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Princess Julia of Montenuovo

Margarethen am Moos, 15 Nov 1880 – Castle Berg, 27 Jun 1961

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  • Born15 Nov 1880, Margarethen am Moosnot verified1 source
  • Died27 Jun 1961, Castle Bergnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 15 Nov 1880

    Born in Margarethen am Moos

  2. 8 Mar 1904

    A daughter is born

  3. 27 Jun 1961

    Dies in Castle Berg, aged 80

Family

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During her lifetime

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

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

The 1880s · Princess is born in Margarethen am Moos

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.

What people wore

Peasant men's holiday shirt-sleeves

On feast days, peasant men often ate in their white shirt-sleeves, as these were considered an essential part of their holiday attire indoors.

Getting around

Faster rail connections to Budapest

By 1900, the travel time for a direct train between Vienna and Budapest had been reduced to four and a half hours, down from the approximately six hours required when the line first opened.

The motor car. Carl Benz patented his three-wheeled Motorwagen, the first practical car powered by a petrol engine.Around the world · 1886

The motor car. Carl Benz patented his three-wheeled Motorwagen, the first practical car powered by a petrol engine.

supplied by Carl Benz to William Worby Beaumont · public domain

In the news1883

First national health insurance introduced

Germany became the first country to introduce a national social insurance system with the approval of a worker's health insurance plan.

Music

Landler dance in the Wechsel region

The Landler was the dominant dance in the Wechsel region, often accompanied by instruments ranging from violins and clarinets to wind instruments and the Styrian diatonic harmonika. Thousands of Landler melodies were played at celebrations like harvest festivals or in local inns.

Daily life

The multi-purpose kitchen stove

In rural kitchens, the stove was the central hub for cooking, drying laundry on an overhead pole, and providing heat.