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Rudolf, crown prince of Austria, was born 21 August 1858 in Vienna and died 30 January 1889 in Mayerling. Rudolf was the only son of Emperor Francis Joseph I of Austria and Empress Elisabeth (originally of Bavaria). During his lifetime regarded as either the liberal hope of the Habsburgs, or as a wayward radical and dissolute, Rudolf is best ...

Crown Prince Rudolf Facts. 1. He Was Spoiled Rotten. Advertisement. Rudolf’s birth on August 21, 1858, was a long-awaited and tense occasion. His mother, the feisty Empress Elisabeth of Austria, had only had girls before him, and his father Emperor Franz Joseph was anxious for a boy who could become the heir.

In 1889, the year of his death, Archduke Rudolf was the 30-year-old crown prince of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His father, the Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph, was deeply conservative, and ostracized Rudolf from government decisions.

Rudolf, who was married to Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, was the only son of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth, and was heir apparent to the throne of Austria-Hungary . Rudolf's mistress was the daughter of Albin von Vetsera, a diplomat at the Austrian court. Albin had been created a Freiherr ( Baron) in 1870.

Crown Prince Rudolf (1858-1889) was the only son of the Emperor Franz Joseph and the Empress Elizabeth of Austria, and the Crown Prince of the empire. Rudolf benefitted from an extensive education and traveled extensively across the globe. But the prince was found dead alongside his mistress, Baroness Marie Vetsera, in 1889 at their Mayerling ...

Inside, he found two bodies sprawled on an ornate bed, blood oozing from their mouths. Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary appeared to have shot his seventeen-year-old mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera as she slept, sat with the corpse for hours and, when dawn broke, turned the pistol on himself.

Rudolf. Archduke of Austria (non-ruling member of the dynasty); crown prince. Born 21 August 1858 (Schloss Laxenburg, Lower Austria) Died 30 January 1889 (Mayerling, Lower Austria) Crown Prince Rudolf epitomizes the tragedy of the declining Monarchy.