Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria

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Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, was the only son of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria, whose liberal views and tragic death in the Mayerling incident made him a notable and controversial figure of the late Habsburg monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austro-Hungarian royal
Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty member
crown prince
heir apparent
associatedWith Austro-Hungarian politics of the 1880s
late Habsburg monarchy
birthDate 1858-08-21
birthPlace Laxenburg, Austrian Empire
linked to: Laxenburg
burialPlace Imperial Crypt, Vienna, Austria
causeOfDeath suicide by gunshot
child Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria
countryOfCitizenship Austria-Hungary
Austrian Empire
deathDate 1889-01-30
deathPlace Mayerling, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary
education tutored by Carl Ludwig von Littrow and other private tutors
era 19th century
father Franz Joseph I of Austria
fullName Rudolf Franz Karl Joseph
givenName Rudolf
heirOf Franz Joseph I of Austria
house House of Habsburg-Lorraine
interest hunting
journalism
natural sciences
knownFor liberal political views within the Habsburg monarchy
tragic death at Mayerling
languageSpoken French
German
Hungarian
mannerOfDeath murder–suicide hypothesis associated with Mayerling incident
militaryRank colonel
mother Empress Elisabeth of Austria
nobleTitle Crown Prince of Austria
Crown Prince of Bohemia
linked to: Prince of Bohemia

Prince Royal of Hungary
notableEvent Mayerling incident
occupation military officer
partner Baroness Mary Vetsera
politicalOrientation liberal
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Hofburg Palace, Vienna
Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna
linked to: Schönbrunn Palace
sibling Archduchess Gisela of Austria
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria
Archduchess Sophie of Austria
spouse Princess Stéphanie of Belgium
titleHeldFrom Crown Prince of Austria from birth in 1858
wroteFor Neue Freie Presse (under pseudonym)
linked to: Neue Freie Presse

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Princess Stéphanie of Belgium spouse Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Charles I of Austria child Rudolf of Austria
linked to: Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Charlotte of Austria sibling Rudolf of Austria
linked to: Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Elisabeth of Austria sibling Rudolf of Austria
linked to: Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Crown Prince of Austria notableHolder Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria