Abstract
Aristocratic Widowhood in the Second Half of 19th Century.
Highlights
Even though some authors say the 19th century was a good time to be an aristocrat1 – his life was supposedly longer, more comfortable and less dangerous than the lives of his ancestors – it is questionable whether the same period was a good time to be a woman
Historický časopis, 2021, 69, 5, pp. 863–887, Bratislava. The aim of this text is a view of the widowhood of Caroline Collalto née Apponyi through the optics of her received correspondence and preserved documents
It describes her childhood and the years of her marriage which influenced her later widowhood, on the other hand only marginal attention is paid to the aristocratic rituals or to the political situation during her life
Summary
Even though some authors say the 19th century was a good time to be an aristocrat1 – his life was supposedly longer, more comfortable and less dangerous than the lives of his ancestors – it is questionable whether the same period was a good time to be a woman. Widowhood was one expectable stage in a life of a woman and it brought her into an ambiguous situation: on the one hand, she could harvest the fruits of her previous marriage – sons she gave birth to were crucial – she could taste some level of freedom and a newly found self-consciousness, but on the other hand, the fruits did not necessarily have to be good The intention of this text, is to have a look at one case of the aristocratic widow in the second half of the 19th century in the Austrian Empire (which later became Austria-Hungary) to explore how widowhood in the given. ISBN 978-80-246-3540-8), WINKELHOFER, Ref. 5, who wrote about aristocratic women in Austrian Empire in general and ABRAMS, ref
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