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Eugen Megerle von Mühlfeld

Vienna, 3 May 1810 – Hietzing, 24 May 1868

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Facts and their sources

  • Born3 May 1810, Viennanot verified1 source
  • TitleMember of the Landtag of Lower Austriaor Member of Abgeordnetenhaus · Member of the Frankfurt Parliamentnot verified1 source
  • TitleMember of Abgeordnetenhausor Member of the Landtag of Lower Austria · Member of the Frankfurt Parliamentnot verified1 source
  • TitleMember of the Frankfurt Parliamentor Member of the Landtag of Lower Austria · Member of Abgeordnetenhausnot verified1 source
  • Died24 May 1868, Hietzingnot verified1 source
  • FatherNapoleonnot verified1 source
  • MotherEmilie Kraus von Wolfsbergnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 3 May 1810

    Born in Vienna

  2. 24 May 1868

    Dies in Hietzing, aged 58

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Vienna.

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The 1810s · Eugen is born in Vienna

What people wore

Handkerchiefs as multipurpose purses

Handkerchiefs served multiple roles: they were used for wiping sweat or the nose, and also functioned as purses to carry essentials like money or tobacco.

Getting around

Slow post coach travel between towns

Travel by post coach was slow, with a journey from Linz to Steyr taking ten hours in 1829 for a distance of about 90 kilometers. Passengers paid one gulden and twelve kreuzers for the trip.

At the table

Cheap Barley Coffee Substitute

Poor city dwellers bought a cheap, coffee-like breakfast drink made from roasted barley and syrup for 1 Kreuzer at wooden stalls.

The Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon’s armies redrew the map of Europe from Spain to Moscow; his invasion of Portugal sent its court to Rio de Janeiro.In Europe · 1803–1815

The Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon’s armies redrew the map of Europe from Spain to Moscow; his invasion of Portugal sent its court to Rio de Janeiro.

Ruedi33a · CC BY-SA 4.0

Music

A musician's typical annual work schedule

A local musician named Stelzl kept a ledger showing he was hired to play for dances an average of 14 times per year.

Daily life

Open hearth cooking and no bathrooms

Cooking was done exclusively on an open hearth or fireplace, as kitchen stoves were not yet invented. Families lived without bathrooms, using the stable or the outdoors instead.

What it cost

Extreme food price volatility

Food prices in the Austrian Empire were highly volatile during this period, particularly around 1811 when a bushel of wheat cost 60 florins, compared to just 4 florins in 1812 and 1824. Such sharp fluctuations made it difficult for ordinary people to maintain a stable supply of basic grains like wheat and corn.