Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
1858 – 1889 · aged 31
Austrian archduke (1858-1889)
- Born
- 21 Aug 1858 · Laxenburg castles
- Died
- 30 Jan 1889 · Mayerling
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- 21 Aug 1858BornBorn in Laxenburg castles
- 1880AwardGrand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
- 1883 – 1889RoleMember of the House of Lords (Austria)
- 30 Jan 1889DiedDied in Mayerling
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- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
Biography
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (Rudolf Franz Karl Josef; 21 August 1858 – 30 January 1889) was the only son and third child of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria. He was heir apparent to the imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from birth. In 1889, he died in a suicide pact with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera at the Mayerling hunting lodge. The ensuing scandal made international headlines.
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