Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Noble person
1858 – 1889
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Who was Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria?
Rudolf was Archduke of Austria and Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, was the heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian Empire from birth. In 1889, he died, officially in a suicide pact with his mistress, Baroness Mary Vetsera, at the Mayerling hunting lodge. The ensuing scandal made international headlines and remains a cause of speculation more than a century later.
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- Born
- Aug 21, 1858
Laxenburg - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Princess Stéphanie of Belgium
(1881/05/10 - )
- Princess Stéphanie of Belgium
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Austrian Empire
- Austria-Hungary
- Died
- Jan 30, 1889
Mayerling - Resting place
- Imperial Crypt
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on July 23, 2013
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