TIL about Mayerling incident, crown prince Rudolf of Austria murdered his teenage lover and then shot himself in apparent suicide pact. Incident lead to Archduke Franz Ferdinand becoming new heir to the throne en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayβ¦
TDIH: January 30, 1889, Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling. Photo: Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and Baroness Mary Vetsera.
TDIH: January 30, 1889, Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayβ¦
The body of Archduke Rudolf, Crown prince Austria-Hungary, on private display by his family. His head was bandaged to cower the gunshot wound from his suicide pact with his mistress, Baroness Marie Vetsera. 1889 [1711 x 1064]
Please tell me more about the political views of Crown Prince/Archduke Rudolf of Austria. Was he really as liberal as works have portrayed him? How much was he opposed to the aristocratic society?
Also, did he really use the name "Julius Felix" and publish articles against his own family? If so, how insurrectionistic were those articles?
Born today : July 18th - Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia, Archduke of Austria, "ineffectual ruler whose mistakes led directly to the 30 Years' War", "patron of Northern Mannerist art", "devotee of occult arts which helped seed the scientific revolution." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudβ¦
Born today : July 18th - Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia, Archduke of Austria, "ineffectual ruler whose mistakes led directly to the 30 Years' War", "patron of Northern Mannerist art", "devotee of occult arts which helped seed the scientific revolution." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudβ¦
Joachim of Habsburg-Este (b. 1991), prince of Belgium, archduke of Austria; he is a full-fledged officer in the Belgian Navy.
Joachim of Habsburg-Este (b. 1991), prince of Belgium, archduke of Austria; he is a full-fledged officer in the Belgian Navy.
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, dressed as Holy Roman Emperor for a tableau vivant, circa 1880s. He is wearing the original imperial regalia, now kept in the Imperial Treasury at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna.
On this day in 1914 the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo. This will constitute the "casus belli" of World War I.
Grand Admiral in the Austro-Hungarian NavyοΌAnton Johann Haus οΌArchduke Charles Stephen of AustriaοΌ reddit.com/gallery/rs3ow0
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Countess Sophie of Chotek with the daughters of Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen, 1897.
Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria dressed as his ancestor Rudolf I
BlitzΓΈ with the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his family, what will he do? (Inspired by u/kinophile1)
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Archduke Louis of Austria (1784-1864). He was the son of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and his brother was Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. Louis acted as Regent during the reign of his nephew Ferdinand I of Austria.
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Countess Sophie of Chotek with the daughters of Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen, 1897.
Johann Nepomuk HΓΆchle - The allied armies of Emperor Franz I (II) of Austria and Archduke Ferdinand crossing the Vosges Mountains in July 1815 (1822-1828) [3508 Γ 2527]
This Day In Victorian History Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria whose assassination in 1914 led to declarations of war in WWI, born in Graz, Austria (1863) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcβ¦
Austria after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand 1914. "Serbia must die!"
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria posing a mummy during his 1897 trip to Egypt
Der King/Kaiser/Tsar/whatever promised this small European conflict will be over before you could say Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria.
This Day In Victorian History Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria whose assassination in 1914 led to declarations of war in WWI, born in Graz, Austria (1863) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcβ¦
Jousting armor for Archduke Maximillian III of Austria, by armorer Anton Pfeffenhauser of Augsburg, Germany, in 1571 AD
How did Austria treat the Serbs leading up to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?
What was life like for a Serb in the Austria-Hungarian Empire leading up to World War I? Was their treatment enough to justify the killing of Archduke Ferdinand?
If so, was it centered around economic reasons, censorship of local publications, overall racism, militaristic oppression, or any of the above?
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, dressed as Holy Roman Emperor for a tableau vivant, circa 1880s. He is wearing the original imperial regalia, now kept in the Imperial Treasury at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna.
Heres a bit of a lesser known AH figure. Archduke Rudolf. A short history in the comments.
Jousting armor for Archduke Maximillian III of Austria, by armorer Anton Pfeffenhauser of Augsburg, Germany, in 1571 AD
Why yes, that is the Archduke of Austria cosplaying as a mummy
On this day in 1914 the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo. This will constitute the "casus belli" of World War I.
23 July 1914 β Austria-Hungary issues a series of demands in an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia demanding Serbia to allow the Austrians to determine who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Serbia accepts all but one of those demands and Austria declares war on July 28. reddit.com/gallery/opuvge
On this day in 1914 the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo. This will constitute the "casus belli" of World War I.
After a couple month hiatus I present: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria as Sayori (Archduke Franz Ferdinandyori)
The remaining front façade of the Habsburg Manor, built in 1827 for Archduke Joseph of Austria-Hungary, standing in the Hungarian countryside. The manor and all of its countless valuables probably worth millions were left behind by the family in 1944 due to fear of the approaching Soviet red army. reddit.com/gallery/neap30
Boy's armor made for a son of Archduke Ferdinand II of Further Austria, 1568-1570 [2000 x 3000]
Babes-Bolyai University around 1900 in "The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in Word and Picture, vol 24 pg 163", a 24-vol. 12.596 page ethnographic encyclopedia written by 432 contributors, many of whom were Romanians. It was initiated by Archduke Rudolf, son of the Habsburg Emperor Francis Joseph I.
Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary with his wife, Empress Elisabeth "Sissi" and their two eldest children, Archduchess Gisela and Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria.
The Generosity (?) of our Emperor, Archduke of Austria. reddit.com/gallery/pugtin
Archduke Otto of Austria with fiancΓ©e Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, 1880βs.
tfw the archduke wins senate elector votes on 9/10/1921 thus securing his faction's future power in the post-war government of Austria
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria posing a mummy during his 1897 trip to Egypt
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