1858
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (died 1889)
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (died 1889)
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (died 1889)
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Heir to the Austrian throne (1858–1889)
- Born
- 1858
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria 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.