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Engelbert-Maria, 9th Duke of Arenberg

Salzburg, 1872 – Lausanne, 15 Jan 1949

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Facts and their sources

  • Born1872, SalzburgRecords disagree1 source
  • Titlemember of the Prussian House of Lordsor member of the Reichstag of the German Empirenot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the Reichstag of the German Empireor member of the Prussian House of Lordsnot verified1 source
  • Died15 Jan 1949, Lausannenot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1872

    Born in Salzburg

  2. 20 Apr 1899

    A son is born

  3. 15 Jan 1949

    Dies in Lausanne

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Salzburg.

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The 1870s · Engelbert-Maria, is born in Salzburg

In the news1876

Metric system becomes mandatory in 1876

In 1876, the metric system became mandatory for all measurements across Austria.

Getting around

Trains replaced slower horse-drawn coaches

Taking the train from Vienna to Graz significantly improved mobility, taking nine hours by rail compared to twenty-nine hours by stagecoach.

At the table

Staple foods of the population

Potatoes were a staple food that helped save the population from famine, and wheat bread had become the dominant bread type in Vienna by mid-century.

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.In Europe · 1859–1871

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.

Baldassare Verazzi (1819-1886) · public domain

What people wore

Swaddling practices and constant headwear use

Infants were placed in swaddling cushions for several months to ensure they grew straight, and male toddlers were dressed in dresses just like girls. Adults of both genders kept their headwear on all day, even while eating meals at the table.

Music

Popular instruments of the mid-19th century

During the 1850s, the zither became highly popular as a folk-music counterpart to the bourgeois piano. By 1860, the introduction of hand-held squeeze-box instruments like the accordion and harmonica allowed a single person to provide full orchestral accompaniment for entertainment.

Daily life

Transition to Gas and Petroleum Lighting

By the late 1850s, larger cities across the monarchy began installing gas street lighting, while those outside cities relied on petroleum lamps, which provided significantly better light than traditional candles.