Celebration of the Emperor's Birthday in Meran
On the occasion of Emperor Franz Joseph I's birthday, a solemn high mass and Te Deum were held in Meran. The civic sharpshooters accompanied the celebrations with salutes on the church square followed by a march through town.
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Austrian Monarchy.
Meran, 19 August. The high birthday of His Majesty our most gracious Emperor Franz Joseph I was celebrated here with a solemn high mass and Te Deum in the presence of the imperial-royal authorities, the town magistrate, and a large crowd of all stations.
The civic sharpshooters corps, lined up in parade on the church square, fired the customary salutes and marched through the town to cheerful music after the service concluded.
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"Celebration of the Emperor's Birthday in Meran." Der Bote für Tirol, 22 August 1850. https://digital.tessmann.it/tessmannDigital/Zeitungsarchiv/Seite/Zeitung/47/1/22.08.1850/153179/2. https://www.meran-archive.com/en/artikel/1850-08-22-feier-des-kaiserlichen-geburtsfestes-in-meran